as in gutters
a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof
heavy rains had left a large puddle at the base of the rainspout
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Remove standing water around homes, such as in flowerpots, buckets and gutters.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025 -
Rainfall creates ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes in standing water like puddles and gutters.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Rainspouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainspouts. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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