| 词汇 | downpipe |
| 释义 | downpipe noun[ C ] UKuk /ˈdaʊn.paɪp/ us /ˈdaʊn.paɪp/(USdownspout) a pipe that carries rain water from the roof of a building（屋顶的）雨水管，排水管 simona flamigni/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Building: plumbing, pipes & sewage ballcock black water catch basin caulking cesspit hot-water tank hydrant influent isolator leakage mixer tap plumb plunger sewage sewage works sewer siphon spigot standpipe waterworks One knew that he was thinking of the repairs to the church, anxious about the gutters, the downpipe, the missing slates on the roof, the painting of the doors and windows. Examples of downpipedownpipe Of this, the work to re-route the downpipe is estimated to have cost approximately £900. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I put my hand on the boarded area that obviously houses a metal downpipe and that was wringing wet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After additional works were added including kerbs and re-routing of the downpipe, the final cost will be approximately £43,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The same applies to cleaning of rones and downpipes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On any estate in my constituency one can see that putty is missing from windows, that there are broken downpipes and that there is often no lead flashing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is clearly a fault in design, and it seems to be a fairly common fault that the drains and downpipes cannot cope with rain water after a heavy downpour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A small tube from another downpipe is sometimes used to keep the trap from drying out. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The rainwater downpipe headers which collect from the roof gutters are each embossed with dates. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This made the steam inside it condense, creating a partial vacuum, and atmospheric pressure pushed water up the downpipe until the vessel was full. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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