Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A vertical pipe for carrying rainwater down from a roof gutter.
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- noun A vertical
pipe orconduit that carriesrainwater from thescupper ,guttering of a building to a lower roof level,drain , ground or storm water runoff system.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Gutter Pump is just a fancy downspout screen and still requires you to clean out your gutters.
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She pressed her back in against the wall behind a downspout and waited, staring out toward the main street.
Bubble in the Bathtub Jo Nesbo 2011
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The shed's rain gutters and downspout supply the barrel with a steady source of water, another money-saving treasure.
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She pressed her back in against the wall behind a downspout and waited, staring out toward the main street.
Bubble in the Bathtub Jo Nesbo 2011
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Many wet basements have been cleared up simply by keeping gutters clean and using downspout extensions.
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Another is a telescoping extension that can stretch to six feet in any direction or be folded up against the downspout when not needed.
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His contraption, patented in 1979, catches birds, which fly into a little house with a false floor attached to a downspout and dispenses them uninjured to a cage below, where famished felines move in for the kill.
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Next, the class visited the shop to craft blades out of an old downspout.
Ted Wells: Kindergarten Class Builds a Windmill Ted Wells 2010
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His contraption, patented in 1979, catches birds, which fly into a little house with a false floor attached to a downspout and dispenses them uninjured to a cage below, where famished felines move in for the kill.
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Isabel set two chairs at a three legged table propped up with a scrap of downspout, reupholstering the seats with scraps of 1 x 12.
Prom Date 2010
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