Definition of Downspouts

1. Noun. (plural of downspout) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Downspouts

1. downspout [n] - See also: downspout

Lexicographical Neighbors of Downspouts

downsizers
downsizes
downsizing
downsizings
downslide
downslides
downslope
downslopes
downsloping
downslur
downslurs
downsome
downspin
downspins
downspout
downspouts (current term)
downstage
downstages
downstair
downstate
downstater
downstaters
downstates
downsteepy
downstep
downsteps
downstream
downstream processing
downstroke

Literary usage of Downspouts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the Design and Construction of Mill Buildings and Other by Henry Grattan Tyrrell (1911)
"Wherever ice forms, downspouts should be corrugated, for they can then ... In warm climates, where ice never forms, smooth downspouts may be preferable. ..."

2. A Treatise on the Design and Construction of Mill Buildings and Other by Henry Grattan Tyrrell (1911)
"Wherever ice forms, downspouts should be corrugated, for they can then ... In warm climates, where ice never forms, smooth downspouts may be preferable. ..."

3. Idaho Forestry Best Management Practices: Compilation of Research on Their by Kathleen A. Seyedbagheri (1998)
"They also recommended skewing culverts or using downspouts to avoid steep ... Use similar devices [similar to downspouts] to minimize erosion of the fill. ..."

4. The Organization, Construction and Management of Hospitals: With Numerous by Albert John Ochsner, Meyer Joseph Sturm (1907)
"downspouts.—A sufficient number of these must be supplied to carry off the water ... All downspouts run continuously from the gutter to the sewer stub. ..."

5. Railroad Structures and Estimates by John Wilson Orrock (1918)
"Square downspouts are commonly used of large dimensions run where- ever possible in straight lines without bends. When a change of direction is necessary, ..."

6. Railroad Structure and Estimates by John Wilson Orrock (1918)
"Square downspouts are commonly used of large dimensions run where- ever possible in ... into which the downspouts should connect, the box being connected ..."

7. The Design of Steel Mill Buildings and the Calculation of Stresses in Framed by Milo Smith Ketchum (1921)
"To prevent clogging witli debris the tops of all downspouts should be protected ... cold climates the downspouts should be carried down inside the building, ..."

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