canalón

Definitions of canalón
  1. noun
    a pipe through which liquid is carried away
    synonyms: bajante, canal, desagüe, pantalones pitillo, sumidero, tubo de desagüe
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    types:
    alcantarilla
    a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway
    cañería de desagüe, imbornal
    drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
    alcantarillado
    a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
    type of:
    adorno, cañería, conducción, cordoncillo, decoración, encañado, ribete, tubería, tuberías
    a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
  2. noun
    a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
    synonyms: caño, cuneta
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    types:
    deslizadero, resbaladero, tobogán
    sloping channel through which things can descend
  3. noun
    a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in Britain
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    type of:
    sombrero
    headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
  4. noun
    an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
    synonyms: bebedero, canal, canilla, caño, chorrera, pico, pitorro, pitón, surtidor
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    types:
    gárgola
    a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
    type of:
    abertura, claro
    a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
  5. noun
    tubular pasta filled with meat or cheese
    synonyms: canelón
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