Definition of downspout
: a vertical pipe used to drain rainwater from a roof
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Outdoors, each rain gutter downspout is connected to one or more 55-gallon rain barrels with covers that also prevents mosquito breeding.
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Limit their breeding Remove stagnant water from areas such as flowerpots, plastic containers, gutters, and downspouts.
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Pierce took the step of disconnecting the roof downspout on his N. Pierce St. home from a pipe draining to the combined sewer in the street and preventing hundreds of gallons of clear water from entering the sewer during a storm.
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The bullet penetrated the front door, glass storm door, and a downspout gutter that Sgt.
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Direct water away from your house through properly functioning downspouts, gutters and splash blocks.
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The forum will explore what residents can do to help prevent polluted stormwater from running into local waterways, including the Charles River, such as by picking up dog waste and directing downspouts away from paved surfaces.
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Someone stole copper downspout from a garage in the 1000 block of Monroe Street at 2:14 p.m. April 6.
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To be eligible, applicants must be residents of Oak Park who own and live in a single-family home with a yard and downspouts disconnected from the municipal sewer system.
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First Known Use of downspout
circa 1896
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: a pipe that carries rainwater from the roof of a building to the ground
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