stuprör — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
stuprör is used for these senses in English:
- downpipe The drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
- downspout A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
- drainpipe A verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout.
- stovepipe A channel for information which is compartmentalized in such a manner that some parties who might be interested in its use or able to make use of it are restricted from accessing it.
drainpipe — full definition
- noun A pipe that carries away rainwater or waste liquid, often running down the side of a building.
- noun (Informal, British, often plural "drainpipes") Trousers with very narrow, tapered legs.
stovepipe — full definition
- noun Sheet-metal tubing used as a chimney for a stove or furnace.
- noun A channel for information which is compartmentalized in such a manner that some parties who might be interested in its use or able to make use of it are restricted from accessing it.
- noun A stovepipe hat.
- noun A type of malfunction affecting breechloading firearms, where a spent cartridge casing fails to eject completely, instead becoming stuck in the firearm's ejection port, usually oriented vertically or nearly so.