downcomer
[ doun-kuhm-er ]
noun
a pipe, tube, or passage for conducting fluid materials downward.
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How to use downcomer in a sentence
But I dreaded to be found eating, alone in that vast room, by the first downcomer.
Seven Men | Max Beerbohm
British Dictionary definitions for downcomer
downcomer
/ (ˈdaʊnˌkʌmə) /
noun
a pipe that connects a cistern to a WC, wash basin, etc: Also called: downcome
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