drainpipe
drainpipe
Definition
drain·pipe (drān′pīp′)
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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