rainwater pipe


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rainwater pipe

n
(Building) Brit another name for downpipe
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The project, which is now in its second phase, consists of constructing a main pumping station, rainwater pipe connections and sewage pipes, in addition to an inspection chamber.
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The court heard the house suffered with damp, had no heating or hot water and a rainwater pipe coming through a hole in the roof onto the children's bed.
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Precipitation is conducted to the centre of each umbrella, down a rainwater pipe in the centre of each pylon, and feeds into a grid of 5m wide canals on the piazza which complement the roof geometry.
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Savings have also been made by exploiting building form to throw off water, so reducing lengths of rainwater pipe and gutter.
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