weephole

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noun

A small opening for drainage.

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Meanings

nounweephole (plural weepholes)

plural weepholes

  1. A small opening for drainage.

    Repairs or replacement of rainwater downpipes and hoppers, clearing out and renewal of weep holes.

    2020 May 20, Philip Haigh, “Ribblehead: at the heart of the S&C's survival and its revival: Ribblehead Viaduct repairs”, in Rail, page 27

Origin

From weep + hole.

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APA

weephole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weephole

MLA

“weephole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weephole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weephole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weephole.

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