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eavestrough

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, Western, countable, uncountable

Qualifier: dated outside of Canada; Upper Midwestern US; dated outside of Canada; Upper Midwestern US

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

1813 eaves-trough, 1817 eave trough, 1870 eavestrough, from eaves + trough.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِرْزَاب (mirzāb) — roof gutter
  • Czech: okap — roof gutter
  • Danish: tagrender — roof gutter
  • Dutch: dakgoot — roof gutter
  • Finnish: sadevesikouru — roof gutter
  • French: gouttière — roof gutter
  • German: Regenrinne — roof gutter
  • German: Dachrinne — roof gutter
  • Hungarian: ereszcsatorna — roof gutter
  • Indonesian: talang — roof gutter
  • Italian: gronda — roof gutter
  • Italian: grondaia — roof gutter
  • Russian: водосто́чный жёлоб (vodostóčnyj žólob) — roof gutter
  • Swedish: takränna — roof gutter
  • Tagalog: alulod — roof gutter
  • Venetan: górna — roof gutter
  • Vietnamese: máng xối — roof gutter