Gutterspout

/ˈɡʌtərspаʊt/ noun

Definition

A downspout or drainage pipe attached to a gutter system that directs water away from a building's foundation.

Etymology

Compound of 'gutter' and 'spout' (from Middle Dutch 'spout,' meaning to spurt or gush). This is a modern technical term combining two descriptive elements for a functional device.

Kelly Says

Gutterspouts are engineering poetry—they solve a deceptively hard problem: getting water from your roof to the ground without destroying your walls, which is why even ancient Romans had elaborate downspout systems.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጎንደር ልጆች
gon-der li-joch
ARالعربية
نाली
na-alee
BNবাংলা
নালী
na-lee
CACatalà
canal de pluvials
ka-nal deh plu-vi-als
CSČeština
okap
o-kap
DADansk
regnvandsspring
re-gn-vand-ss-pring
DEDeutsch
Dachrinne
dakh-rin-neh
ELΕλληνικά
σωλήνας
so-le-nas
ESEspañol
canal de desagüe
ka-nal deh de-sa-gwe
FAفارسی
نाली
na-alee
FISuomi
vesikouru
ve-si-kou-ru
FRFrançais
gouttière
goo-tee-er
GUGU
ગોળીમાં બાળકો
go-lee-ma-an ba-al-ko
HAHA
yara titin
ya-ra ti-tin
HEעברית
מעקה
me-a-ka
HIहिन्दी
ड्रेनेज पाइप
dray-ne-j pai-p
HUMagyar
csatorna
cha-tor-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
saluran air hujan
sa-lu-ran air hu-jan
IGIG
nwata uhie
n-wa-ta oo-hee
ITItaliano
grondaia
gro-n-dai-ah
JA日本語
雨樋
あまどい
KKKK
көше балдары
ko-she bal-da-ry
KMKM
ក្មេងៗ រក្សា ផ្លូវ
k-m-e-ng-le-rok-sa-phlou
KO한국어
배수구
bae-su-gu
MRMR
ठिकाणी मुला
thik-a-nee moo-la
MSBahasa Melayu
saluran air hujan
sa-lu-ran air hu-jan
MYမြန်မာ
လမ်းကြောင်းကလေး
la-m-e-kyaung-ka-le
NLNederlands
goot
goo-t
NONorsk
renne
ren-ne
PAPA
ਸੜਕ 'ਤੇ ਬੱਚੇ
sar-ak te ba-ch-che
PLPolski
rynna
rin-na
PTPortuguês
calha
ka-lha
RORomână
grilă de scurgere
gri-la deh skur-ge-re
RUРусский
водосток
vo-do-stok
SVSvenska
ränna
ran-na
SWKiswahili
bomba ya mvua
bom-ba ya mv-ua
TAதமிழ்
வடிகால்
va-di-kaal
TEతెలుగు
నీటి వసతి
nee-ti va-sa-ti
THไทย
ท่อระบายน้ำ
toh ra-ba-y nam
TLTL
tubig-ulan
tu-big-u-lan
TRTürkçe
sütun
soo-tun
UKУкраїнська
водостік
vo-do-st-ik
URاردو
نالی
na-alee
VITiếng Việt
ống dẫn nước mưa
ong dan nuoc mua
YOYO
omo ile
o-mo ee-leh
ZH中文
排水沟
shuǐ pái gōu
ZUZU
izwi leli
ee-z-wee le-li

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