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gouttière

gutter, drainpipe

noun goo-TYEHR Rare
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Origin: Old French gout (drop), from Latin gutta

Usage Note

Gouttière refers both to the roof gutter that collects rainwater and to a drainpipe running down the side of a building. In medicine, gouttière also means a splint or trough used to immobilise a limb. The word shares a root with goutte (drop), since gutters collect falling drops of water.

Examples

"La gouttière est bouchée à cause des feuilles mortes."

Natural Translation

The gutter is blocked because of dead leaves.

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