DOWNCOMER
\dˈa͡ʊnkʌmə], \dˈaʊnkʌmə], \d_ˈaʊ_n_k_ʌ_m_ə]\
Definitions of DOWNCOMER
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A pipe to conduct something downwards;
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A pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators, boilers, etc.
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In some water-tube boilers, a tube larger in diameter than the water tubes to conduct the water from each top drum to a bottom drum, thus completing the circulation.
By Oddity Software
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A pipe to conduct something downwards;
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A pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators, boilers, etc.
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In some water-tube boilers, a tube larger in diameter than the water tubes to conduct the water from each top drum to a bottom drum, thus completing the circulation.
By Noah Webster.
