Definition of downspout
: a vertical pipe used to drain rainwater from a roof
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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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Clean gutters and downspouts, and cut tree limbs and shrubs that overhang the house.
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Or, a gutter and downspout that once drained properly but now discharge next to the foundation can cause a spike in indoor humidity if that moisture collects around the foundation and leaks into the basement.
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Hemenway devised steeply pitched roofs with cedar shingles and copper gutters and downspouts.
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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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