rainspout en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹeɪnˌspaʊt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From rain + spout.
Meanings
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A spout through which rainwater can drain from the roof of a building, etc.
We savor the flash of tangerine butterflies or the changing afternoon shadows on the courtyard's yellow ocher walls, made all the more intriguing by protruding stone rainspouts.
2007, Karen Witynski, Joe P. Carr, Hacienda Courtyards, page 26:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rainspouts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |