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drainpipe

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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drain·pipe /ˈdreɪnpaɪp/ noun [countable]  1. British EnglishDHH a pipe that carries rainwater away from the roof of a building 〔排除屋顶雨水的〕排水管,雨水管 SYN downspout2. DHH American English a pipe that carries waste water away from buildings 〔把废水排出建筑物的〕排水管,污水管 SYN drain
Examples from the Corpus
drainpipeBernadette Pollock, 32, climbed a drainpipe on to a window ledge after losing her keys.Outside the church, she was surprised to see Snappy, tethered to a drainpipe.A more effective insulation is to box in the trap and drainpipe and fill the box with fiberglass insulation.No fire-escape, no convenient drainpipe anyone could shin up.On one side it was fixed to a plastic drainpipe outside the Stars and Stripes pub.There is some fine modelling on the façade although the drainpipes now spoil much of the effect.I also borrowed a small silver bowl for collecting water from the drainpipe.It caught her straight across the neck and she probably owes her life to the fact that the drainpipe snapped.
drain·pipe nounChineseSyllable
a that pipe Corpus rainwater away carries


drainpipe
drainpipe /ˈdreɪnpaɪp/ noun [countable]
1. British English a pipe that carries rainwater away from the roof of a building
   SYN  downspout
2. American English a pipe that carries waste water away from buildings
   SYN  drain


drain·pipeBrE /ˈdreɪnpaɪp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdreɪnpaɪp/ 🔊 noun
(NAmE also down·spout) a pipe that carries rainwater from the roof of a building to a drain (把雨水从屋顶输送到下水道的)雨水管,排水管
a pipe that carries dirty water or other liquid waste away from a building (排放建筑物内污水的)排水管,泄水管