U-bend
noun
British, technical
: a bend in a pipe that contains water and that prevents gas from passing through the pipe
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Only last year, one Texas woman found a rattlesnake lurking in her toilet, and another also found a rat snake poking out from the U-bend.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The new bypass channel essentially skips the U-bend, allowing the water to flow quickly downstream during a flood stage.
—Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The new bypass channel essentially skips the U-bend, allowing the water to flow quickly downstream during a flood stage.
—Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
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“U-bend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/U-bend. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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