downpipes

• “The heat-anodized downpipes wriggle out from under the frame to unite on the right side in a pair of massive alloy cylinders, the "silencers.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Italy's Multicultural Motorcycle

• “The cylinders' downpipes merge in an underslung exhaust nacelle that looks like it should vent ionized plasma.”

  The Wall Street Journal: The Master of Machine-Age Motorcycles

• “Andrew Yeadon for The Wall Street Journal The heat-anodized downpipes wriggle out from under the frame to unite on the right side in a pair of massive alloy cylinders, the 'silencers.”

  The Wall Street Journal: An Italian Cruiser

• “We had serious flooding in June 2007 after a sudden heavy rainstorm, which overwhelmed the gullies and downpipes.”

  The Guardian: Life in a baroque home

• “Instead, his company makes equipment that collects rainwater through downpipes, then filters it to make it usable for cleaning and flushing.”

  The Guardian: Greener white goods

• “When possible, disconnect downpipes from the stormwater system until ash is removed from the roofs of homes and buildings.”

  Volcanic Ash -- Effects on Waste Water and Mitigation Strategies

• “Instruct the public how to protect stormwater systems (protect manhole covers from ash, disconnect downpipes when possible, ash disposal instructions).”

  Volcanic Ash -- Effects on Waste Water and Mitigation Strategies

• “Have local ordinances in effect banning connections of downpipes and roof drains to the sewer.”

  Volcanic Ash -- Effects on Waste Water and Mitigation Strategies

• “Houses that are parts of terraces need to be restructured as such; I can't cope with my dry rot and leave yours the gutters and downpipes need to be added to the list ; or insulate only my part of what is essentially a much larger building.”

  A Most Illiberal Policy from the LibDems

• “As you'd expect there's the usual stuff in the list, clearing guttering and downpipes to repairing leaks to buying a new dishwasher an essential item in my opinion.”

  Archive 2007-05-01

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