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Definition of Downspout
1. Noun. A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Downspout
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Downspout
Literary usage of Downspout
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Keeping It Clean: Removing Exterior Dirt, Paint, Stains and Graffiti from by Anne E. Grimmer (1992)
"A leaking downspout or gutter can be repaired, a tree or bush too close to the
... The moss growing around the downspout and along the base of this stucco ..."
2. A Treatise on the Design and Construction of Mill Buildings and Other by Henry Grattan Tyrrell (1911)
"One-half roof span 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Size of gutter in in 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8
Size of downspout in in 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 Spacing of downspout in ft 50 50 50 ..."
3. A Treatise on the Design and Construction of Mill Buildings and Other by Henry Grattan Tyrrell (1911)
"... 30 40 50 60 70 80 Size of gutter in in 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 Size of downspout in in
... Spacing of downspout in ft 50 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 3 -inch downspout ..."
4. Radford's Estimating and Contracting: A Practical Manual of Up-to-date by William A. Radford (1913)
"The American Bridge Company recommends that roofs up to 50 ft. span be provided
with 6-in. gutters with a 4-in. downspout every 40 ft.; that roofs from 50 ..."
5. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1901)
"... by a downspout attached to the front of the building. The electric light
current was introduced to the store by two primary wires extending from a pole, ..."
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