drain grates

Sewer opening covers

Drain grates are the metal or plastic grids covering street drains, floor drains, or gutters.

They allow water to flow through while keeping debris and people's feet out: Leaves clogged the drain grate.

The slatted pattern is distinctive enough that similar grids elsewhere may be called drain grates even when no drain is involved.

Related
  • sewerUnderground drainage pipe
  • stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
  • metalHard conductive solid
  • cast ironBrittle iron-carbon alloy
  • coverProtect by overlaying

street · water · runoff · clog · debris · road debris · leaves · rust · iron · holes · curb · curb appeal · street sweeper · manhole · catch basin · sidewalk · flooding · mesh

Opposites
permeability/surface type

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Things that block openings

concrete slabs · stoppers · asphalt · solid ground

water flow direction

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Water-dispensing fixtures

spigots · sprinkler heads · water fountains · hydrants

drainage function

drain gratescatch basins

Curb-side water collection pits

retention ponds · cisterns · water tanks · reservoirs · sumps

Family

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G