drain pipe

Gutter's vertical extension

A drain pipe is a pipe that carries wastewater or rainwater away from a building or area.

Drain pipes run from sinks, toilets, and gutters to sewers or drainage systems.

The term also refers to narrow, straight-legged trousers: drainpipe jeans.

Also spelled as one word: drainpipe.

Related

faucet · raingutter · catchbasin · gutter · plumber's snake · cleanout · plumbing repair · downspout · siphon · tube · vent stack · swale · channel · conduit · effluent · elbow · water · waste

Categories
Opposites
water flow direction/function

drain pipesupply line

Route for delivering supplies

water supply line · inlet pipe · intake pipe · water main · service line

Family

drainpipe, drainpipes

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