Drainpipe

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  • noun. A pipe for carrying off water or sewage.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A pipe used in draining.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A pipe used for carrying off surplus water.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A pipe connecting the drain to the gutter
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a pipe through which liquid is carried away
  • Word Usage
    "Ideally, the drainpipe is sloped or inclined approximately 2% or ΒΌ inch per foot of length, to keep the waste in the pipe, wet and amid liquid to lubricate and promote its slow but constant movement along the length of the pipe."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pipage  pipe  piping  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    cloaca  culvert  scupper  sewer  sewerage  
    Same Context
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    Synonym
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    downspout  leader