as in gutter
a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof our drainpipe is always getting clogged with leaves

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Recent Examples of drainpipe Wet coffee grounds can easily clog your drainpipes, leading to costly repairs. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025 Nesting materials clog up gutters and drainpipes and lead to water or mold damage. Pests and diseases. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025 During a cycle, a dishwasher drains from either a drainpipe or it empties straight into the garbage disposal in your sink. Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024 The human digestive tract was, by Lane’s estimation, the biological equivalent of the household drainage system: with the stomach as the toilet bowl, the small intestine the drainpipe and the large bowel the septic tank. Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for drainpipe
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gutter
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  • Then, ten miles from where Evelyn lived, her wallet was found in a gutter in South San Francisco.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • In comparison to Bean's teardrop lineup, the 1,400-lb (635-kg) Bean Pod trades in the fiberglass shell for an aluminum body with overhanging rain gutters delivering leakproof performance.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Drainpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drainpipe. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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