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PRONUNCIATION OF DRAINPIPE

drainpipe  [ˈdreɪnˌpaɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRAINPIPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Drainpipe is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRAINPIPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of drainpipe in the English dictionary

The definition of drainpipe in the dictionary is a pipe for carrying off rainwater, sewage, etc; downpipe.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRAINPIPE


bagpipe
ˈbæɡˌpaɪp
blowpipe
ˈbləʊˌpaɪp
cornpipe
ˈkɔːnˌpaɪp
downpipe
ˈdaʊnˌpaɪp
feedpipe
ˈfiːdpaɪp
hawsepipe
ˈhɔːzˌpaɪp
hornpipe
ˈhɔːnˌpaɪp
hosepipe
ˈhəʊzˌpaɪp
liripipe
ˈlɪrɪˌpaɪp
pipe
paɪp
ronepipe
ˈrəʊnˌpaɪp
standpipe
ˈstændˌpaɪp
stovepipe
ˈstəʊvˌpaɪp
tailpipe
ˈteɪlˌpaɪp
wincopipe
ˈwɪnkəʊˌpaɪp
windpipe
ˈwɪndˌpaɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRAINPIPE

drain
drain rod
drainable
drainage
drainage area
drainage basin
drainage channel
drainage ditch
drainage holes
drainage tube
drainboard
drained
drainer
draining
draining board
draining spoon
drainlayer
drainpipe trousers
drainpipes
draisine

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRAINPIPE

clay pipe
corncob pipe
drill pipe
flue pipe
gas pipe
half-pipe
Indian pipe
inlet pipe
jet pipe
lead pipe
organ pipe
outlet pipe
overflow pipe
peace pipe
pitch pipe
reed pipe
sewage pipe
soil pipe
waste pipe
water pipe

Synonyms and antonyms of drainpipe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «drainpipe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRAINPIPE

Find out the translation of drainpipe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drainpipe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drainpipe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

排水管
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bajante
570 millions of speakers

English

drainpipe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

drainpipe
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أُنْبُوبُ التَّصْرِيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

водосточная труба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cano de escoamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নর্দমার নল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gouttière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paip air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abflussrohr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

排水管
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배수관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banyu pipa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ống thoát nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

drainpipe
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रेनपीप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

drainpipe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grondaia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rura odpływowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

водостічна труба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

burlan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οχετός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drainpipe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avloppsrör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avløpsrør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drainpipe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAINPIPE»

The term «drainpipe» is regularly used and occupies the 56.733 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAINPIPE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «drainpipe» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «drainpipe» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drainpipe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAINPIPE»

Discover the use of drainpipe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drainpipe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Adventure of Lisa and the Drainpipe Prayer
After comforting her younger sister with stories from the Bible while waiting to be rescued, ten-year-old Okie finds a change in her former feeling of jealousy toward Lisa.
Mary Louise DeMott, Mary Rumford, Pathways, 2009
2
Technical Manual: Plastic Pipe Used in Embankment Dams
HDPE drainpipe has been used in many drainpipes constructed or modified after about 1980. HDPE drainpipe, while lightweight and easily handled and installed, has experienced a significant number of shape deformation and failure ...
Federal Emergency Management Agency
3
Water Gardens: Simple Projects, Contemporary Designs
HOW TO DO IT foLfol This water feature carries rainwater from a drainpipe down a slope away from the house. The design requires such a slope. The water runs through a flexible drainpipe to a clay pipe set in the bank; from there it falls into a  ...
Hazel White, 1998
4
Mathematical Practices, Mathematics for Teachers: ...
Strategy: Drawing a Diagram A snail is climbing up a 40-meter high drainpipe. Each night the snail climbs 7.5 meters. Every day when it rains the snail slips down the drainpipe 1.5 meters. a. How many nights will it take the snail to reach the ...
Ron Larson, Robyn Silbey, 2014
5
The Southwestern Reporter
Q. Now, in this item of October 18, of charging batteries and connecting drainpipe , one hour, what ia the 90 cents for? A. For an hour's labor in charging the batteries. Q. For connecting this drainpipe, was that necessary V A. Sure it was ...
6
Decisions on the Rules of Golf 2014 - 2015
Q. A ball enters an underground drainpipe the entrance to which is out of bounds. The ball is found in the drainpipe under an area that is through the green. What is the ruling? A. Under Rule 242b(i), the player is entitled to drop the ball, ...
The R&A, 2014
7
Reports of Civil and Criminal Cases Decided by the Court of ...
VVhen the city improved the alley the drainpipe was left where it was found. Shortly after the alley was constructed the drainpipe became stopped up, which prevented the flow of water through it, thus diverting the flow of the surface water  ...
Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, 1908
8
Reports of civil and criminal cases decided by the Court of ...
Town of Central Covington v. Belser. down the gully} \Vhen the city improved the alley the drainpipe was left where it was found. Shortly after the alley was constructed the drainpipe became stopped up, which prevented the flow of water  ...
9
Annual report of the chief of engineers to the secretary of ...
90 47 cubio yards Portland cement concrete, at $6.60 310. 20 178 cubic yards gravel, at 60 cents 106. 80 210 linear feet 8-incb drainpipe, at 10 cents 21. 00 308 linear feet 10-inch drainpipe, at 15 cents 46. 20 Total cost of foundation $6, 503.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, 1898
10
Report
... laid do 3,749 4-inch galvanized Iron water pipe, laid do 222 6-Inch terra cotta drainpipe, laid do 20 10- Inch terra cotta drainpipe, laid do 187 12- inch terra cotta drainpipe, laid do 221 15-inch terra cotta drainpipe, laid do 422 In constructing ...
United States. Army. Office of the Chief of Engineers, 1910

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAINPIPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drainpipe is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The day Sir Ranulph climbed an Eastbourne drainpipe to meet his …
A school spokesman shared the tale of how he climbed a Victorian drainpipe in an attempt to meet Ginny - a simple feat for the man who went ... «Eastbourne Herald, Jul 15»
2
'Spider-Man' escapes death in Hong Kong tower block climb after …
An unemployed 25-year-old man climbed “like Spider-Man” for nine floors down the drainpipe of a Hong Kong public housing tower block this ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
3
Headline-grabbing Bradford Bulls display begs question, should …
His elusive running game – Lowes jokingly likened him to “a little rat scurrying up a drainpipe” – was augmented by Danny Addy's astute ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Jul 15»
4
VIDEO: Ferret runs amok in Scarborough
... white ferret, it seemed a bit spooked and gave a woman in front of me a bit of a fright before slipping down an alleyway and into a drainpipe.”. «Scarborough Today, Jul 15»
5
Should the Minions Have Gotten Their Own Movie? The Answer Is …
... his Euro turtleneck and drainpipe trousers, with his phony-baloney Russian accent, Gru is still a marvel of so-bad-he's-good character design ... «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
6
One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock
The Teddy Boys, or the Teds for short, favoured Edwardian style drape jackets with velvet collars, tapered drainpipe trousers, and crepe-soled, ... «Troy Media, Jul 15»
7
Raped at 11: Victim of Rotherham Asian sex gang scandal tells her …
'I tried locking all of the doors but she'd climb out of the bathroom window and scale down the drainpipe to the taxi which would carry her off ... «Pulse.com.gh, Jul 15»
8
Strange Animal Found Hiding in Rockford Drainpipe
Strange Animal Found Hiding in Rockford Drainpipe ... about the creature he discovered in a neighborhood drainpipe on Monday night. «MyStateline.com, Jul 15»
9
REVIEW: Tom Odell @ Delamere Forest, July 4
... soulful vocals while his on-stage energy brings to mind a young David Bowie, all skinny legs askew in drainpipe trousers and hair-flicking. «The Bolton News, Jul 15»
10
Wealth of work completed at Wasdale
11 bags of rubbish collected from Scafell Pike and Wastwater as well as a wheel rim, 6 feed buckets, 2m of drainpipe and a keg of Heineken! «Cumbria Crack, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Drainpipe [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/drainpipe>. Apr 2024 ».
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