downcomer

[ doun-kuhm-er ]

noun

1. a pipe, tube, or passage for conducting fluid materials downward.

downcomer

/ ˈdaʊnˌkʌmə /

noun

1. a pipe that connects a cistern to a WC, wash basin, etc Also calleddowncome

Word History and Origins

Origin of downcomer¹

First recorded in 1865–70; down ¹ + comer

Example Sentences

But I dreaded to be found eating, alone in that vast room, by the first downcomer.

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