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downsprue

noun

Synonym of sprue (“a channel through which molten metal is poured into the mold during the casting process”).

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noundownsprue (plural downsprues)

plural downsprues

engineeringSynonym of sprue (“a channel through which molten metal is poured into the mold during the casting process”).
• Flask tie bars located too close to risers and downsprues
2008, George Goodrich, “Warped Castings”, in Casting Defects Handbook: Iron & Steel, Schaumburg, I.L.: American Foundry Society, →ISBN, page 224
Synonyms: sprue

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nounSynonym of sprue (“a channel through which molten metal is poured into the mold during the casting process”).

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From down- + sprue.

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APA

downsprue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downsprue

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“downsprue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downsprue. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downsprue,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downsprue.

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