gutter

About 1.18 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
2. noun A ditch along the side of a road.
3. noun A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.

   The gutters must be cleared of leaves a few times a year.

4. noun A groove down the sides of a bowling lane.

   You can decide to use the bumpers to avoid the ball going down the gutter every time.

5. noun A large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.
6. noun Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
7. noun A space between printed columns of text.
8. noun One of a number of pieces of wood or metal, grooved in the centre, used to separate the pages of type in a form.

Similar words

trough ditch sewer drain sewerage drainpipe pool culvert sewage stream

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Word family

guttered guttering gutters