escape pipe

British  

noun

1. a pipe for overflowing water, escaping steam, etc

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Example Sentences

The escape pipe of the sink was clogged, and he had to run his finger into it again and again to get it free.

From Vandover and the Brute by Norris, Frank

The shorter pipe leads to the escape pipe mentioned above, while the longer one comes from the generator.

From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. (Harold Phillips)

Then a shower of sparks leaped from the funnel and by the momentary light they gave she saw a white streak, cleanly cut off and slanting downward, at the crown of the escape pipe.

From The Coast of Adventure by Bindloss, Harold

On the other hand, what may be called a "free vortex" may exist, and is approximated to sometimes when water in a vessel is allowed to run off through an escape pipe at the bottom.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew

I hoped that the escape pipe of the bath might be a great stone conduit leading to a fish-pond in the garden.

From Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger by Masefield, John