gouttière
gutter, drainpipe
noun goo-TYEHR Rare
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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