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
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
Water falls from a drainpipe at a D.R.
From Salon ● May 7, 2023
Sheriff’s Department is investigating possible human remains discovered by Caltrans workers performing maintenance on a drainpipe near the 55 Freeway in Costa Mesa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
I don’t climb out my bedroom window and down the drainpipe like Judy; I go to school and work in the store and help with dinner and do my homework and go to bed.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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