Gutter

Quick meaning: Gutter is a noun meaning A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.

Meaning

A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.

More Meanings

1. A ditch along the side of a road.
2. A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.
3. (bowling) A groove down the sides of a bowling lane.
4. A large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.
5. Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
6. (typography) A space between printed columns of text.
7. (printing) One of a number of pieces of wood or metal, grooved in the centre, used to separate the pages of type in a form.

Example Sentences

The gutters must be cleared of leaves a few times a year.

You can decide to use the bumpers to avoid the ball going down the gutter every time.

Gutters separated the sidewalk from the road on both sides and flowed with muddy water.

They a not so clean as they might be, since the water [is] carried off by only one gutter, in the centre of t[he] street

Word Forms

• gutters
• guttering
• guttered

Synonyms for gutter

Depending on context, synonyms include cloam, trough.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include trough, ditch, sewer, drain, sewerage, drainpipe.

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