gutter

C2+ Topic:House & Home
US /ˈɡʌtɚ/ UK /ˈɡʌtə/
noun verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a channel along a roof or roadside for carrying off rainwater

    Leaves clogged the gutter, so the water spilled over the eaves.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a channel along a roof or... channeltroughdrainconduitditchsluicetrench

Etymology

From Old French goutiere ('gutter, drainpipe'), from goute ('a drop'), from Latin gutta ('a drop').

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