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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

As snow blew around in unctuous gusts, ten people heaved these cables through a drainpipe to the second story balcony of the computer building.

From Salon May 29, 2023

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

Mr Longley took Tia for a walk at about 15:00 GMT on Sunday when he said she followed a rabbit into a ditch and down the drainpipe.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2022

Brooklyn had worked her way uneasily along the cornice and reached the copper drainpipe.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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