drainpipe vs stovepipe

drainpipe

noun
  • A pipe that is part of a device or appliance for carrying away waste fluid. 

  • A pipe that carries wastewater from a bathtub, shower, sink, etc. 

  • The type of pipe that is used to construct a drainpipe. 

  • A type of form-fitting trousers with highly tapered legs. 

  • A verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout. 

  • A conduit for carrying rainwater or flood water. 

stovepipe

noun
  • Sheet-metal tubing used as a chimney for a stove or furnace. 

  • A channel for information which is compartmentalized in such a manner that some parties who might be interested in its use or be able to utilize it are restricted from accessing it. 

  • A stovepipe hat. 

  • A type of malfunction affecting breechloading firearms, where a spent cartridge casing fails to eject completely, instead becoming stuck in the firearm's ejection port, usually oriented vertically or nearly so. 

verb
  • To collect or store information in a compartmentalized manner, so that some parties who might be interested in its use or ability to utilize it are restricted from accessing it. 

  • Of a cartridge case, to become wedged vertically in the ejection port of a breechloading firearm, rather than ejecting completely from the weapon. 

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