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drainpipe

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drain·​pipe | \ ˈdrān-ˌpīp How to pronounce drainpipe (audio) \

Definition of drainpipe

: a pipe for drainage
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Examples of drainpipe in a Sentence

our drainpipe is always getting clogged with leaves
Recent Examples on the Web Baltazar then ran from police and hid in a drainpipe before he was found and arrested. — Washington Post, "Iowa Supreme Court says stand-your-ground law has limits," 22 Nov. 2019 Set a bucket under the P-trap and disconnect the drainpipes. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Everything You Need to Know About Installing a Garbage Disposal," 20 Aug. 2019 Inky, a Pinnoctopus cordiformis, escaped from the national aquarium in New Zealand by shimmying through 164 ft. of drainpipe to freedom. — Tik Root, Time, "Inside the Race to Build the World's First Commercial Octopus Farm," 21 Aug. 2019 Make sure the discharge pipe is lined up properly and connect your drainpipes—use a T-pipe before your P-trap. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Everything You Need to Know About Installing a Garbage Disposal," 20 Aug. 2019 In 1982, 30-year-old Michael Fagan managed to bypass security by scaling a Palace drainpipe, and entered the British monarch's bedroom. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "An Intruder Broke Into Buckingham Palace While Queen Elizabeth Was Sleeping," 11 July 2019 And a discharge hose runs from the softener tank to a nearby drainpipe or drywell. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How a Water Softener Works (And Why You Might Want One)," 4 July 2019 However, while the drainpipe seems like a bottomless whirlpool, the hole is actually about 20 feet deep. — Jennifer Adler, National Geographic, "10 perfect ways to cool off in the U.S.," 27 June 2019 Every spring a buddleia takes root behind the drainpipe. — Longreads, "Viv Albertine on Dating Again in Her 50s," 15 June 2018

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First Known Use of drainpipe

1857, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of drainpipe was in 1857

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2 Jan 2020

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“Drainpipe.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drainpipe. Accessed 28 January 2020.

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drainpipe

noun
How to pronounce drainpipe (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of drainpipe

: a pipe that carries rainwater from the roof of a building to the ground
US : a pipe that carries liquid waste and water away from buildings

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drainpipe

noun
drain·​pipe | \ ˈdrān-ˌpīp How to pronounce drainpipe (audio) \

Kids Definition of drainpipe

: a pipe for removing water

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