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downpipe

American

[daun-pahyp] / ˈdaʊnˌpaɪp /

noun

British.

downspout.

downpipe British

/ ˈdaʊnˌpaɪp /

noun

Also called: rainwater pipe, drainpipe. Usual US and Canadian name: downspout. a pipe for carrying rainwater from a roof gutter to the ground or to a drain

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Etymology

Origin of downpipe

First recorded in 1855–60; down ¹ + pipe ¹

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downpipe

For example, if repairs were needed to a downpipe, there’d be a lot of discussion about “the way Mike used to do it.”

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

One knew that he was thinking of the repairs to the church, anxious about the gutters, the downpipe, the missing slates on the roof, the painting of the doors and windows.

From Waysiders by Seumas O'Kelly

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