drainpipe

noun

drain·​pipe ˈdrān-ˌpīp How to pronounce drainpipe (audio)
: a pipe for drainage

Examples of drainpipe in a Sentence

our drainpipe is always getting clogged with leaves
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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 Sometimes the offenses have been minor, such as when József Szájer, a far-right Hungarian M.E.P., was caught shimmying down a drainpipe in a vain attempt to distance himself from a 25-man orgy held in defiance of pandemic lockdown restrictions. George Pendle, airmail.news, 8 June 2024 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

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drainpipe was in 1857

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“Drainpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drainpipe. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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drainpipe

noun
drain·​pipe ˈdrān-ˌpīp How to pronounce drainpipe (audio)
: a pipe for drainage

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