drainpipe
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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
A cat had to be rescued by fire crews after getting stuck in a drainpipe.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2024
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
I dug in the center, near a manhole cover that led to a drainpipe.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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