waste pipe

American  

noun

1. a pipe for draining liquid waste or excess liquids.

2. Plumbing. a pipe for draining away the wastes of a building other than those from water closets.

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waste pipe British  

noun

1. a pipe to take excess or used water away, as from a sink to a drain

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Etymology

Origin of waste pipe

First recorded in 1505–15

Example Sentences

Locals spotted the emission - which they said smelled like "rotting fish" - coming from a waste pipe at the Lochyside flood defences into the River Lochy on Sunday.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

The worker went to the unit below that apartment and cut what he believed to be a drain waste pipe to remove the clog and put a cap on the pipe.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2022

The debris was stuck in the sediment trap of the sink’s waste pipe.

From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2016

Why don't they just name comedy clubs after comedians?Why does the outside of the base of most toilet tanks show the path of the waste pipe?

From Slate • Dec. 21, 2011

Before the tray is put in position the basin hole must be filled in, except for an opening to take the waste pipe.

From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald