downspout
a pipe for conveying rainwater from a roof or gutter to the ground or to a drain.
Origin of downspout
1- Also called drainspout; British, downpipe.
Words Nearby downspout
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How to use downspout in a sentence
Clogged gutters and downspouts prevent rain and melting snow from draining safely away, and they let water wick up underneath the roofing, causing the trim boards or even roof sheathing to rot.
Here are 9 home maintenance tasks for your November to-do list | Jeanne Huber | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostStart at the end farthest from the downspout, so any leaves over the downspout can keep more debris from flowing into it as you clean.
Here are 9 home maintenance tasks for your November to-do list | Jeanne Huber | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostMr. Harwood had to put a new downspout on the kitchen; the old one had rusted to pieces.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for downspout
/ (ˈdaʊnˌspaʊt) /
US and Canadian a pipe for carrying rainwater from a roof gutter to the ground or to a drain: Also called: drainpipe, (in Britain and certain other countries) downpipe
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