Meanings
noundownpipe (plural downpipes)
plural downpipes
- The drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
NR plans to install new aluminium downpipes to carry the considerable rainwater for which the area is known.
2020 May 20, Philip Haigh, “Ribblehead: at the heart of the S&C's survival and its revival: Ribblehead Viaduct repairs”, in Rail, page 26Synonyms: downspout
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
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Translations
Danish nedløbsrør
- nedløbsrørdrainpipe connecting a roof-line gutter with the ground
Icelandic veggrenna, niðurfallsrör
- veggrennadrainpipe connecting a roof-line gutter with the ground
- niðurfallsrördrainpipe connecting a roof-line gutter with the ground
Italian tubo di scolo, grondaia
- tubo di scolodrainpipe connecting a roof-line gutter with the ground
- grondaiadrainpipe connecting a roof-line gutter with the ground
Norwegian Bokmål nedløpsrør
- nedløpsrørdrainpipe connecting a roof-line gutter with the ground
Polish rynna odpływowa
- rynna odpływowadrainpipe connecting a roof-line gutter with the ground
Scottish Gaelic pìob-thraoghaidh
- pìob-thraoghaidhdrainpipe connecting a roof-line gutter with the ground
Spanish bajante
- bajantedrainpipe connecting a roof-line gutter with the ground
Swedish stuprör
- stuprördrainpipe connecting a roof-line gutter with the ground
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APA
downpipe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downpipe
MLA
“downpipe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downpipe. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downpipe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downpipe.
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