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downspout

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From down + spout.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: олук (oluk) — vertical pipe or conduit
  • Catalan: baixant — vertical pipe or conduit
  • Danish: nedløbsrør — vertical pipe or conduit
  • Dutch: regenpijp — vertical pipe or conduit
  • Finnish: syöksytorvi — vertical pipe or conduit
  • French: descente — vertical pipe or conduit
  • German: Fallrohr — vertical pipe or conduit
  • German: Regenfallrohr — vertical pipe or conduit
  • German: Regenwasserfallrohr — vertical pipe or conduit
  • German: Traufröhre — vertical pipe or conduit
  • Irish: sconna báistí — vertical pipe or conduit
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nedløpsrør — vertical pipe or conduit
  • Persian: ناودان (nâvdân) — vertical pipe or conduit
  • Polish: rynna odpływowa — vertical pipe or conduit
  • Spanish: bajante — vertical pipe or conduit
  • Swedish: stupränna — vertical pipe or conduit
  • Swedish: stuprör — vertical pipe or conduit
  • Ottoman Turkish: اولق (oluk) — vertical pipe or conduit
  • Ottoman Turkish: میزاب (mizab) — vertical pipe or conduit
  • Uzbek: tarnov — vertical pipe or conduit