A pipe through which liquid is carried away.
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Examples for "drain "
1 Cook noodles in water according to package directions; drain and set aside.
2 Plunge in cold water, drain and leave to rest for 15 minutes.
3 People are drinking drain water because we have no water, said Mhlathi.
4 Yet a talent drain lasting four years has taken a heavy toll.
5 Use a slotted spoon to remove from oil, drain on paper towel.
1 Once or twice each year it was the drainpipe from the sink.
2 She had tied its lead to the drainpipe next to the door.
3 He ordered three suits, all with drainpipe trousers and flaring hacking coats.
4 Beyond the railing, the wind switched suddenly, hooting in a nearby drainpipe .
5 As he was climbing down the drainpipe , his leg began to throb.
1 A small waste pipe from a bath or a basin is a great inconvenience.
2 Water dripped off his chin and his eyelashes, and gurgled down the waste pipe .
3 The result was that I lost all my rings and breastpin down the waste pipe .
4 The use of wrought-iron pipe for waste pipe 2 inches or less in diameter is prohibited.
5 A waste pipe should be attached to the sink and arranged to discharge through the floor.
6 Where there is an offset on the refrigerator waste pipe in the cellar, there must be clean-outs placed.
7 My plan was to pour the nitroglycerine into the waste pipe which led to the wall from the sink unit.
8 The last duct leads to a junction, where the toilet waste pipe has been connected to the hot air intake.
9 Late Victorian cast-iron enamelled roll-top bath tub £2,800, including reconditioned taps, feet and a waste pipe .
10 Before the tray is put in position the basin hole must be filled in, except for an opening to take the waste pipe .
11 The latter enters a tank into which flows a current of water, escaping through the waste pipe , 19, in carrying along the lime formed.
12 The platforms and treads of urinal stalls must be connected independently of the plumbing system, nor can they be connected with any safe- waste pipe .
13 If building is ten (10) or more stories in height, the vertical waste pipe shall not be less than 3 inches in diameter.
14 All exposed waste pipes in bath and toilet rooms are brass, nickel-plated.
15 Waste pipes are made of the same material as soil pipe.
16 The usual size of waste pipes is 2 inches.
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