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A 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..
Use downspout when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Downspout means A 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..
Common synonyms include downpipe, drainpipe, leader, waterspout.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use downspout where its definition matches the intended context.
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