downcomer
Plural: downcomers
Noun
- A pipe to conduct something downwards.
- A large external pipe in a water-tube boiler, carrying unheated water from the steam drum down to the water drum as part of the circulation path.
- A pipe to conduct something downwards.
- A pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators, boilers, etc.
Origin / Etymology
From down + comer.
Scrabble Score: 17
downcomer: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionarydowncomer: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
downcomer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 20
downcomer is a valid Words With Friends word