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rainspout

/ˈɹeɪnˌspaʊt/ noun

A spout through which rainwater can drain from the roof of a building, etc.

Word Origin Rainspout is a straightforward compound: rain + spout. Rain from Proto-Germanic *regna- (related to Latin rigare 'to wet'), and spout from *spūtaną 'to spurt.' It's the part of a gutter that spouts rainwater away. The same spout root gives us waterspout and downspout.

noun A spout through which rainwater can drain from the roof of a building, etc. countable

Water poured from the rainspout during the heavy storm.

(名词) 雨水管；落水管；水落管

暴雨期间雨水从落水管中倾泻而下。

(sustantivo) Un canalón por el cual el agua de lluvia puede drenar desde el techo de un edificio, etc.

El agua caía del canalón durante la fuerte tormenta.

(nom) gouttière; descente d'eau pluviale; tuyau de descente; chéneau [Descente d'eau pluviale, conduit vertical fixé à un bâtiment pour évacuer l'eau de pluie du toit.]

L'eau coulait à flots de la gouttière pendant le violent orage.

(Substantiv) Dachrinne; Fallrohr; Regenspeier [**rainspout** *m* – eine Rinne oder ein Rohr, durch das Regenwasser vom Dach eines Gebäudes abgeleitet wird.]

Während des starken Sturms schoss das Wasser aus dem **rainspout**.

(名詞) 雨水が建物の屋根などから排水されるための樋（とい）。

激しい嵐の中、大量の雨水が雨樋から勢いよく流れ出した。

(substantivo) calha; condutor pluvial; tubo de descida [Um condutor pelo qual a água da chuva pode ser drenada do telhado de um edifício etc.]

A água jorrou do condutor de chuva durante a forte tempestade.

Synonyms: downspout drainpipe gutter water spout drain spout conductor leader
Word parts: rain + spout

Related words

rainy rainless

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