downcomer

[ doun-kuhm-er ]

noun

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

Origin of downcomer

First recorded in 1865–70; down¹ + comer

Words Nearby downcomer

downburst
down card
downcast
down cold, have
downcome
downcomer
downcourt
downcurved
downcycle
downdraft
downdraught

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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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