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Downcomer

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downcomenounA tumbling or falling down; a sudden or heavy fall; an overthrow; ruin; destruction.
downtakenounAn outlet for conveying something downward.
rone pipenounA downpipe; a drainpipe.
drainpipenounA verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout.
downpipenounThe drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
downwellnounA vertical shaft or well in which water flows downward.
drain pipenounAlternative form of drainpipe. [A pipe that carries fluid which is being drained.]
descentnounAn instance of descending; act of coming down.
dumpernounA small vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites; a dumpcart.
drainernounA frame or rack for allowing washed crockery etc to dry naturally.
downernoun(slang) Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy.
drippernounAn outlet in the microtubing used in drip irrigation.
honey-dippernounA turned kitchen tool used to transfer honey.
dip tubenounA tube in a boiler that directs incoming cold water to the bottom of the tank, to be heated.
dunny mannoun(Australia, colloquial, now chiefly historical) Someone employed to empty the cesspit from a basic toilet which is not attached to a plumbing system.
dunnynoun(Australia and New Zealand slang, also dated Scotland and Northern England) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
downalatornoun(humorous, informal, rare) an escalator going downwards
downtubenounAlternative form of down tube. [(cycling) A tube in the bicycle frame that connects the bottom bracket shell to the head tube.]
dropnoun(also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
descendingverbMoving or sloping downwards.

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