drainpipe
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of drainpipe
Example Sentences
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One famous example was Inky, the octopus that escaped from New Zealand's National Aquarium in 2016 by squeezing through a drainpipe and making its way back to the ocean.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
"The lad had shimmied up a drainpipe on the outside of the building because he didn't want to go through the reception and ask."
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2025
As snow blew around in unctuous gusts, ten people heaved these cables through a drainpipe to the second story balcony of the computer building.
From Salon ● May 29, 2023
In 2007, an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was traced to an animal health lab at Pirbright in the United Kingdom, where an investigation pointed to a leaking drainpipe.
From Science Magazine ● May 23, 2023
Rooks huddled on a drainpipe, watching the school buses lumber into the big front yard.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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