gutter
Betekenis (English)
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- A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
- A ditch along the side of a road.
- A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.
- A groove down the sides of a bowling lane.
- A large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.
- Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
- A space between printed columns of text.
- One of a number of pieces of wood or metal, grooved in the centre, used to separate the pages of type in a form.
- An unprinted space between rows of stamps.
- A drainage channel.
- The notional locus of things, acts, or events which are distasteful, ill bred or morally questionable.
- A low, vulgar state.
- The spaces between comic book panels.
Synonyms
gutter spout
irrigation canal
small canal
chip at
well out
irrigation ditch
drainage channel
ventilation opening
binding margin
gutter margin
driving slot
street gutter
air end
roof gutter
small watercourse
median furrow
medial groove
median gutter
median groove
out-feed channel
ventilation orifice
ventilator scoop
runoff area
·rocker
drainage ditch
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈɡʌt.ə/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English gutter, guttur, goter, from Anglo-Norman guttere, from Old French goutiere (French gouttière), ultimately from Latin gutta (“drop”).
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