Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian олук
- олук (oluk)vertical pipe or conduit
Catalan baixant
- baixantvertical pipe or conduit
Danish nedløbsrør
- nedløbsrørvertical pipe or conduit
Dutch regenpijp
- regenpijpvertical pipe or conduit
Finnish syöksytorvi
- syöksytorvivertical pipe or conduit
French descente
- descentevertical pipe or conduit
German Fallrohr, Regenfallrohr
- Fallrohrvertical pipe or conduit
- Regenfallrohrvertical pipe or conduit
- Regenwasserfallrohrvertical pipe or conduit
- Traufröhrevertical pipe or conduit
Irish sconna báistí
- sconna báistívertical pipe or conduit
Norwegian Bokmål nedløpsrør
- nedløpsrørvertical pipe or conduit
Persian ناودان
- ناودان (nâvdân)vertical pipe or conduit
Polish rynna odpływowa
- rynna odpływowavertical pipe or conduit
Spanish bajante
- bajantevertical pipe or conduit
Swedish stupränna, stuprör
- stuprännavertical pipe or conduit
- stuprörvertical pipe or conduit
Cite this entry
APA
downspout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downspout
MLA
“downspout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downspout. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downspout,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downspout.
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