downcomer

[ doun-kuhm-er ]

/ ˈdaʊnˌkʌm ər /

noun

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

Nearby words

down-to-earth, downbeat, downburst, downcast, downcome, downcomer, downcourt, downcurved, downcycle, downdraft, downdraught

Origin of downcomer

First recorded in 1865–70; down¹ + comer

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Examples from the Web for downcomer

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, etcAlso called: downcome

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