drain pipes
Sewage transport tubes
Drain pipes are tubes that carry wastewater or excess liquid away from a building, fixture, or area.
The word also refers to a style of very tight, narrow trousers that taper sharply toward the ankle, popular in various youth subcultures since the 1950s: He wore black drain pipes and pointed boots.
The trouser sense alludes to the narrow cylindrical shape.
- rain gutterRoofside water channel
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- sewerUnderground drainage pipe
- downspoutVertical roof drainage pipe
- flowUnbroken forward movement
plumbing · culvert · rust · water · standing water · gurgle · PVC · clog · plastic · leaky · blockage · backed up · tree roots · slime · metal · cleanout · downward slope · splash
- plumbingpipes, valves, fittings, faucets, toilets
- drainagesewer, sewers, storm sewer, vent stack, sump pump
- underground infrastructureunderground storage, conduits, water pipes, gas pipes, sewer pipes
- water systemswater pipes, water storage, water line, irrigation ditches, water distribution
- utilitieselectricity, water supply, public utilities, water line, gas service
- winterizingantifreeze, weather stripping, insulation, storm windows, caulking
water management function
drain pipescisterns
Containers storing collected water
water tanks · reservoirs · storage tanks · holding tanks · water butts