drainpipe

Vertical water channel

A drainpipe is a pipe that carries water away from a roof or other surface, typically running vertically down the side of a building.

The word also describes a style of very tight, narrow trousers: drainpipe jeans, drainpipe trousers—the leg shape resembling the pipe.

conduit

duct

Tube conveying fluid

  • channelPassage for transmission
  • tubeHollow cylindrical passage
  • pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube

passage · chute · gutter · downspout · shaft · trough · vent · flume · culvert · spout

roofing

gutter

Edge channel for runoff

soffit · flashing · eave · roof · shingles · cladding · rainwater · leader · spillway · hopper

infrastructure

sewer

Underground drainage pipe

sanitation · trench · municipal · utility · underground · stormwater · waterworks · catchment · outfall · runoff

plumbing

PVC

Chlorinated plastic abbreviation

  • copperReddish-brown metallic element
  • wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
  • sewerageWastewater removal infrastructure

trap · fitting · elbow · coupling · flange · siphon · plumber · wrench · gasket · valve

flow

discharge

Release of substance outward

outflow · runoff · trickle · overflow · seepage · spout · stream · gushing · dripping · pooling

trousers

skinny

Very thin, underweight

cigarette · narrow · tight · stovepipe · mod · sixties · retro · punk · rocker · vintage

Categories
Opposites
water flow direction

drainpipeinlet pipe

Tube carrying flow inward

water main · intake pipe · water supply line · faucet · spigot

plumbing function

drainpipefaucet

Valve controlling water flow

tap · spigot · spout · showerhead · water fountain

trouser fit style

drainpipebell-bottoms

Flared-leg trousers

flares · palazzo pants · bootcut · baggy jeans · relaxed fit

Phrases
Family

drainpipes

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G