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down pipe, downpipe
[down a. 1 a.]
A pipe leading downward; spec. a pipe to carry rain-water from a roof to a drain.
1858Advt. in Skyring's Builders' Prices, Eaves gutters and down pipe. 1904Goodchild & Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 172/2 Downpipe, a rainwater pipe. 1960Times 1 Aug. 10/1 Even the gutters and downpipes are of copper. 1962Which? (Car Suppl.) Oct. 139/2 Connection between exhaust manifold and down pipe [was] found to be slack. 1970Globe & Mail (Toronto) 28 Sept. 24/3 (Advt.), Aluminum eaves, downpipes and upper facings. |