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Definition of 'downspout'

Word Frequency

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 in British

(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 in Britain and certain other countries downpipe

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downspout in American

(ˈdaʊnˌspaʊt ; dounˈspoutˌ)

US

noun

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

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Example sentences containing 'downspout'

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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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