Definition of "downspouts" [downspouts]

• Plural form of downspout. (noun)

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• "Back in the 1990s I connected the downspouts that drain about 80 percent of my roof to a shallow swale I dug in a corner of my back yard and landscaped with native plants."
• "Modest increases in impervious surface due to construction of cottages can in most cases easily be offset by modest removal of impervious surfaces on affected lots, and/or disconnection of downspouts from pipes that discharge runoff to streets."
• "This was made even worse in Portland because many downspouts from gutters in the city were plumbed directly into the sewer system, driving up sewer pipe flow rates during heavy rainfall."