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drainpipe

[dreyn-pahyp] / ˈdreɪnˌpaɪp /


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One famous example was Inky, the octopus that escaped from New Zealand's National Aquarium in 2016 by squeezing through a drainpipe and making its way back to the ocean.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026

In 2007, an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was traced to an animal health lab at Pirbright in the United Kingdom, where an investigation pointed to a leaking drainpipe.

From Science Magazine ● May 23, 2023

Water falls from a drainpipe at a D.R.

From Salon ● May 7, 2023

Sheriff’s Department is investigating possible human remains discovered by Caltrans workers performing maintenance on a drainpipe near the 55 Freeway in Costa Mesa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

Then I slid down a drainpipe and legged it away through the dark streets, across the town square to the front of the Tehlin church.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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