Sentence examples for downpipe from inspiring English sources
The word "downpipe" is correct and commonly used in written English
It refers to a vertical pipe that carries water or waste from the roof of a building to the ground or drainage system. Example: "The gutter on the side of the house was clogged, causing the downpipe to overflow during heavy rainstorms." In this sentence, "downpipe" is used to describe the specific type of pipe that is connected to the gutter and runs vertically down the side of the house.
noun
The drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
If, for example, you took me to Islington or Hampstead, I could walk down any street and recite the front door colours, as follows: Downpipe, Downpipe, Downpipe, Downpipe, Downpipe, Plummet, Pigeon, Downpipe, Downpipe and Downpipe, as Downpipe is all the rage, as you would know, if you were as fluent in Farrow & Ball as I am.
The ore feed can be introduced dry or as a water suspension through a downpipe into the turbulent layer zone of the roaster.
His dwelling now was a hut with a hole in the roof to satisfy the needs of smoke wanting to go out, and with old bulging beer barrels, corseted by rusty iron hoops, placed at strategic points around the outside walls, to act as downpipe and spouting.
No one had ever really seen these books, but hearsay had it that they were worth thousands of pounds and, if ever Gavin wanted to have his dream and live in a proper house with a proper downpipe and spouting and taps inside and waste pipes under the sink and hot water, why, all he'd need to do was sell his books.
"Downpipe," the opening song, could very well be about an earthquake.
The Environment Agency suggests you fit one on every downpipe on your house, shed, garage or greenhouse.
Chain drains are a far more attractive alternative to downpipes, and become instant water features when it rains and the water tumbles down the chain links.
"For a start, there were a lot of downpipes coming from the gutters into the courtyard.
Retailers sell special planters that fix right on to your downpipes, improving the possibilities dramatically for those whose only outdoor space is deeply functional.
He sat crouched like a watchdog on top of the cases, waiting for the men to come and see the books, the experts who lived in clean houses with doorsteps and downpipes and spoutings and taps, hot and cold, and baths, the experts with their folded wallets stuffed to the seams with banknotes.
On rainy days, I wandered from room to room in that big house, cocooned by the rushing, persistent sound of the rain sluicing across the slate roof, overflowing in the gutters and downpipes.
