gully trap
gully trap noun: a trap (preventing the return of gases) through which household drainage can flow to reach outside drains, or the structure in which this is housed.
Noun
gully trap (plural gully traps)
- A trap (preventing the return of gases) through which household drainage can flow to reach outside drains, or the structure in which this is housed.
- Charlie Dabney subsided into an imperceptible chair, and somersaulted in the direction of the gulley-trap. He fell heavily.1963, Ronald Hugh Morrieson, The Scarecrow, Text Classics, published 2012, page 172
- They bung the tea leaves in the sink, instead of toddling out the back and emptying them on the maidenhair or in the gulley trap.1990, Barry Humphries, The Life & Death of Sandy Stone, page 83
gully trap meaning in Tamil
gully trap in Tamil
- கழிகாற்பொறி, சாக்கடை வழியடைப்பு, ஓடை வடி, கழிவால் வளைவுபிடிப்பு, வடிதட்டுத்தடை
Forms of gully trap
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Questions about gully trap
- What does gully trap mean?
- Gully trap means a trap (preventing the return of gases) through which household drainage can flow to reach outside drains, or the structure in which this is housed.
- What is gully trap in Tamil?
- Gully trap in Tamil is கழிகாற்பொறி, சாக்கடை வழியடைப்பு, ஓடை வடி. See Gully trap meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gully trap?
- Gully trap is a noun.
- What is the plural of gully trap?
- The plural of gully trap is gully traps.
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