drainpipes
/ (ˈdreɪnˌpaɪps) /
trousers with very narrow legs
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How to use drainpipes in a sentence
The drainpipes from the roof have decayed to such a degree that in some instances as little as a quarter of the pipe remains.
The Pivot of Civilization | Margaret SangerIts drainpipes, and not its glorification of the individual, got into his brain.
Iconoclasts | James HunekerIn the course of time they reach the quiet upper reaches of the river or go up rivulets and drainpipes to the isolated ponds.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) | J. Arthur ThomsonThirdly, it must be perfectly ventilated—not the drainpipes merely,—but the room itself in summer and in winter.
The House that Jill Built | E. C. GardnerThe overflow and waste run into cast-iron drainpipes, which should be employed till outside the building.
The Turkish Bath | Robert Owen Allsop
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