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Definition of Downpipes
1. downpipe [n] - See also: downpipe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Downpipes
Literary usage of Downpipes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practical Design of Steel-framed Sheds by Albert S. Spencer (1915)
"The American practice is to provide downpipes having 80 % of the capacity stated
above ... With regard to the maximum positions of the downpipes as found by ..."
2. Hazard-Wise: Classroom Resources for Teachers on Natural Hazards & Disasters by Chris Dolan (1995)
"Clean and check roof guttering and downpipes. • Make sure you have a portable
radio and torch with fresh batteries. • Listen to your radio for storm updates ..."
3. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1889)
"A new gable coping and ornamental stone cross has been added to the chancel gable,
and heavy iron guttering and massive rain-water heads and downpipes have ..."
4. Agriculture in the City: A Key to Sustainability in Havana, Cuba by María Caridad Cruz, Roberto Sánchez Medina (2003)
"Consider alternative solutions for the use of rainwater, especially from the
downpipes of buildings. 9. Consider ways of passing the knowledge on to the new ..."
5. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Irelandby Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1901)
"Leaden proof of modern copy of Seal of Corporation of Kilkenny, from Boston, USA,
xii, 124 ; ancient cistern, coffins, downpipes, and their heads, figures, ..."
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