водосток — meaning in English
vodostok
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English meaning
- culvert noun A pipe or covered channel that carries a stream, ditch or drainage water underneath a road, railway or embankment.
- drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
- effluent noun A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.
- gutter noun A channel along the edge of a road or roof that carries away rainwater.
- trough noun A long, open container used to hold food or water for animals.
- waterspout noun A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).
Senses
водосток is used for these senses in English:
- culvert A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.
- drain (chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
- effluent (uncountable) Sewage or waste water discharged into a natural body of water.
- gutter A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.
- trough (Canada) A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.
- waterspout A channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof.
culvert — full definition
- noun A pipe or covered channel that carries a stream, ditch or drainage water underneath a road, railway or embankment.
- verb To enclose a watercourse in such a channel, usually so that something can be built over it.
drain — full definition
- noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
- verb To cause liquid to flow away, or for liquid to flow away, from something.
- verb To gradually use up someone's energy, money, or resources.
- noun Something that steadily consumes resources without giving anything back.