Drainpipe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɹeɪnˌpaɪp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Drainpipe is a noun meaning A pipe that carries fluid which is being drained.
Meaning
A pipe that carries fluid which is being drained.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The type of pipe that is used to construct a drainpipe.
- A type of form-fitting trousers with highly tapered legs.
Example Sentences
Hold a length of drainpipe vertically and stuff a loose wad of metal gauze up into the lower end.
He was skinny, and wearing drainpipe jeans and a gothic Tshirt with the word 'VOMIT' in silver sparkly letters on black.
It stood upended in the middle of the room, cylindrical as a length of earthenware drainpipe – which, in fact, it was – and gay as a Joseph's coat of many colours.
At the flick of a switch I would change mode and tart up in my new Toby, a horrendous copy of a Savile Row suit, waisted, with a twelve-inch vent at the back, drainpipe trousers and a rose in my buttonhole.
Word Forms
- drainpipes
- drain pipe
Synonyms for drainpipe
Depending on context, synonyms include downspout, downpipe, leader, culvert, stovepipe, drain.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include drain, sewer, pipework, gutter, hose, trough.
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