Usually means: Pipe directing water from gutters.
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  1. downspout: Merriam-Webster
  2. downspout: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. downspout: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. downspout: Collins English Dictionary
  5. downspout: Wordnik
  6. downspout: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. downspout: Wiktionary
  8. downspout: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. downspout: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. downspout: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. downspout: Dictionary.com
  12. Downspout: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  14. downspout: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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noun:  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.

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