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drainpipe Definition

drain·pipe (drānpīp′)

noun

a pipe for carrying off water, sewage, etc.

drainpipe Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • climb: There have been many cases where offenders have climbed drainpipes and gone onto flat roofs to commit this type of offense.
  • use: The 3,300 iron columns holding up the Crystal Palace were hollow to take away rainwater from the roof without using drainpipes.

Adjective modifier

  • plastic: We had a great meeting making a huge banana split in a plastic drainpipe.
  • new: New drainpipes, which had been installed only the previous Thursday after vandal damage, were removed and the building covered in graffiti.

Modifies a noun

  • jean: Pepe Jeans were at their peak performance in the late 1980's with their drainpipe style jeans in an odd grayish color.
  • trouser: We also sell drainpipe trousers, black always in stock, colors to order from - £ 55 a pair.

Noun used with modifier

  • iron: The ground was leveled, foundations and iron drainpipes were laid, and the first column was erected on September 26.

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