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caditoia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gutter noun A channel along the edge of a road or roof that carries away rainwater.

Senses

caditoia is used for these senses in English:

  • gutter A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
  • machicolation (architectural element) An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.

gutter — full definition

  1. noun A channel along the edge of a road or roof that carries away rainwater.
  2. noun A morally low or degrading state or environment.
  3. verb (of a candle flame) To flicker unsteadily as it burns down, as if about to go out.

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