drainpipe
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drainpipe — ► NOUN 1) a pipe for carrying off rainwater from a building. 2) (drainpipes or drainpipe trousers) trousers with very narrow legs … English terms dictionary
Drainpipe — Drain pipe , n. A pipe used for carrying off surplus water. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drainpipe — [drān′pīp΄] n. a pipe for carrying off water, sewage, etc … English World dictionary
drainpipe — [[t]dre͟ɪnpaɪp[/t]] drainpipes N COUNT A drainpipe is a pipe attached to the side of a building, through which rainwater flows from the roof into a drain. He evaded police by climbing through a window and shinning down a drainpipe … English dictionary
drainpipe — UK [ˈdreɪnˌpaɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms drainpipe : singular drainpipe plural drainpipes 1) a pipe on the side of a building that carries rainwater down from the roof to the ground 2) a pipe that takes away waste water or liquid from… … English dictionary
drainpipe — noun Drainpipe is used before these nouns: ↑jeans, ↑trousers … Collocations dictionary
drainpipe — noun 1》 a pipe for carrying off rainwater or liquid refuse from a building. 2》 (drainpipes or drainpipe trousers) trousers with very narrow legs … English new terms dictionary
drainpipe trousers — n [plural] tight trousers with narrow legs … Dictionary of contemporary English
drainpipe trousers — UK / US or drainpipes UK [ˈdreɪnˌpaɪps] / US noun [plural] British trousers with very narrow legs … English dictionary
drainpipe trousers — noun plural : tight fitting trousers that taper to the ankles * * * drainpipe trousers UK US noun [plural] british trousers with very narrow legs Thesaurus: trousers and shortshyponym Variant: drainpipes * * * drainpipe trousers … Useful english dictionary
drainpipe — noun Date: 1857 a pipe for drainage … New Collegiate Dictionary
