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weephole

weephole noun: a small opening for drainage.

Noun

weephole (plural weepholes)

  1. A small opening for drainage.
    • Repairs or replacement of rainwater downpipes and hoppers, clearing out and renewal of weep holes.2020 May 20, Philip Haigh, “Ribblehead: at the heart of the S&C's survival and its revival: Ribblehead Viaduct repairs”, in Rail, page 27

Forms of weephole

pluralweepholes

Origin of weephole

From weep + hole.

Questions about weephole

What does weephole mean?
Weephole means a small opening for drainage.
What part of speech is weephole?
Weephole is a noun.
What is the plural of weephole?
The plural of weephole is weepholes.

Words near weephole in the dictionary

  1. weepest
  2. weepeth
  3. weepfest
  4. weepfests
  5. weepful
  6. weephole
  7. weepholes
  8. weepie
  9. weepier
  10. weepies
  11. weepiest

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