From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdrainpipedrain‧pipe /ˈdreɪnpaɪp/ noun [countable] 1 British EnglishDHH a pipe that carries rainwater away from the roof of a building SYN downspout2 DHH American English a pipe that carries waste water away from buildings SYN drain
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drainpipe• Bernadette 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. 