U-bend

British  

noun

1. a U-shaped bend in a pipe or drain that traps water in the lower part of the U and prevents the escape of noxious fumes or vapours; trap

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U-bend

Many “adult” wipes carry the tag “flushable”, a description which means that they will likely get around the U-bend, but not that they will biodegrade in the sewer.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 4, 2018

While we've moved on alphabetically from the S-bend to the U-bend, flushing toilets still deploy the same insight.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2017

It has its own jargon, and while you may not know the exact difference between a J-bend and a U-bend pipe, you can roughly figure out what they mean.

From Forbes ● Oct. 27, 2014

"A gully like this has a U-bend on it similar to a toilet and this line indicates the direct of the exit pipe from the gully."

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2014

They shot out into the main stream, where the U-bend channel joined the short-cut, and it looked miles wide to the exhausted puncher.

From Bar-20 Days by Clarence Edward Mulford

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