drainpipe
/ˈdreɪnpaɪp/noun
उच्चारण ड्रेन्पाइप
पानी निकालने का पाइप, परनाला
Core word
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a pipe that carries rainwater from the roof of a building to a drain
पानी निकालने का पाइप, परनाला
- The thief climbed up the drainpipe to the first floor.
- a blocked drainpipe
- Rainwater gushed out of the drainpipe during the storm.
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- The cat climbed up the drainpipe onto the roof.
- Dead leaves had clogged the drainpipe.
Synonyms downpipe gutter pipe
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a pipe that carries waste water away from a building
नाली का पाइप
- The plumber cleared the kitchen drainpipe.
- A pigeon had built its nest inside the broken drainpipe.
- The kitchen drainpipe leaked and soaked the floor.
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- A new drainpipe was fitted under the bathroom sink.
- Rats had gnawed through the old drainpipe.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
drainpipe (one word, countable)
Drainpipe is written as one word. It means a pipe on the outside of a building that carries rainwater from the roof, or a pipe that carries waste water.
'Drainpipe' एक शब्द के रूप में लिखा जाता है। यह इमारत के बाहर वह पाइप है जो छत से बारिश का पानी ले जाता है, या गंदा पानी ले जाने वाला पाइप।
- Rainwater poured from the drainpipe.
- The drainpipe was blocked with leaves.
drainpipe + noun (modifier)
Before a noun it appears in drainpipe trousers, meaning very tight trousers.
Noun से पहले यह drainpipe trousers में आता है, यानी बहुत तंग पतलून।
- He wore drainpipe trousers in the 1960s film.
climb up / down a drainpipe
Use up or down with a drainpipe: thieves climb up a drainpipe to reach a window.
Drainpipe के साथ 'up' या 'down' आता है: चोर खिड़की तक पहुँचने के लिए drainpipe पर चढ़ते हैं।
- The boy climbed down the drainpipe to retrieve his kite.
fix / replace a drainpipe
Verbs such as fix, replace and clean show the work done on the pipe.
fix, replace, clean जैसी क्रियाएँ पाइप पर किया गया काम बताती हैं।
- The landlord replaced the broken drainpipe.
drainpipe vs gutter
A gutter is the channel along the edge of the roof; the drainpipe takes the water from the gutter down to the ground.
Gutter छत के किनारे की नाली है; drainpipe उस नाली से पानी को नीचे ज़मीन तक ले जाता है।
- Rain runs into the gutter and then down the drainpipe.
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adjective + drainpipe
blockedleakingrustyplasticironbroken
- A rusty iron drainpipe ran down the wall.
verb + drainpipe
clearunblockrepairpaintclimb
- The workers cleared the drainpipe before the rains.
drainpipe + preposition
on the wallfrom the roofalong the houseoutside the kitchen
- A drainpipe from the roof ended in a bucket.
drainpipe + noun
trousersjeanscoverbracket
- She bought a pair of drainpipe jeans.
drainpipe + material
PVCcast irongalvanised steelcopper
- The old house still has a cast iron drainpipe.
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- Water gushed from the broken drainpipe during the downpour.
मूसलाधार बारिश में टूटे हुए पाइप से पानी फूट पड़ा।
- A bird built its nest behind the drainpipe.
एक पक्षी ने drainpipe के पीछे अपना घोंसला बनाया।
- Radhika's brother fixed the drainpipe with the help of a plumber.
राधिका के भाई ने plumber की मदद से drainpipe ठीक किया।
- Dead leaves had clogged the drainpipe, so the water overflowed.
सूखी पत्तियों से drainpipe बंद हो गया था, इसलिए पानी बाहर बह गया।
- The thief escaped down a drainpipe at the back of the house.
चोर घर के पीछे के drainpipe से नीचे उतरकर भाग गया।
- The new building has a plastic drainpipe on each corner.
नई इमारत के हर कोने पर प्लास्टिक का drainpipe है।