Definition of 'downspout'

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downspout (daʊnspaʊt )

Word forms: plural downspouts

countable noun

A downspout is a pipe attached to the side of a building, through which water flows from the roof into a drain.

[US]

He installed rain gutters and downspouts.

regional note: in BRIT, use drainpipe

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downspout (ˈdaʊnˌspaʊt )

noun

US and Canadian

a pipe for carrying rainwater from a roof gutter to the ground or to a drain

. Also called : drainpipe or (in Britain and certain other countries) downpipe

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downspout in American English (ˈdaʊnˌspaʊt ; dounˈspoutˌ)

noun

a vertical pipe for carrying rainwater from a roof gutter to ground level

Example sentences containing 'downspout'

And had she told him to take his threatened lawsuit and stuff it up his downspout ?

MacLeod, Charlotte SOMETHING IN THE WATER (2001)

The thumping noise was still there as water dripped into the downspout.

Karin Slaughter BLINDSIGHTED (2001)

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Scrabble score for 'downspout': 15

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Definition of 'downspout'

downspout (daʊnspaʊt )

downspout (ˈdaʊnˌspaʊt )

downspout in American English (ˈdaʊnˌspaʊt ; dounˈspoutˌ)

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