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# drainpipe

noun (drainpipe, drainpipes)

«drainpipe» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A drainpipe is a pipe on the outside of a building that carries rainwater from the roof down to the ground or a drain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drainpipe/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and geography lessons it shows how water is carried away and how rainwater can be collected. In stories, characters climb down drainpipes to escape — but in real life that is very dangerous. Phrases: «climb down a drainpipe», «a blocked drainpipe», «drainpipe trousers» (very narrow ones).

### Examples

- Rain gushed out of the drainpipe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drainpipe/#x1)
- A bird built a nest at the top of the drainpipe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drainpipe/#x2)
- The drainpipe was blocked with leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drainpipe/#x3)
- In the story, the burglar climbed up the drainpipe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drainpipe/#x4)
- Never climb a drainpipe; it can break and you can fall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drainpipe/#x5)
- We put a barrel under the drainpipe to collect rainwater. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drainpipe/#x6)

### Note

A compound word: drain + pipe. Also called a «downpipe» or «downspout». Countable. In maths, used in rainwater collecting and capacity problems.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «drainpipe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drainpipe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drainpipe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drainpipe.html) on Mova free.