as in gutter
a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof heavy rains had left a large puddle at the base of the rainspout

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gutter
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  • That’s true of its final 30 minutes in this 2 hour 30-plus action epic – an emotional gutter.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Around homes, eliminating standing water (like that found in buckets, tires and gutters) can help keep mosquitoes from breeding.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Rainspout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainspout. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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