Gutters vs Spouting - What's the difference?
gutters | spouting |
(of a liquid) That is propelled in a narrow stream or jet.
The process or result of something being spouted; that which is spouted.
* 1804 , The Boiling Water-Spouts of Iceland'', R. S. Kirby (editor), ''Kirby?s Wonderful and Scientific Museum , Volume 2,
* 2002 February, Bob Sillery, How it Works: Old Faithful'', '' ,
* 2005 , Joseph Frank, 5: Spatial Form in Modern Literature'', Michael J. Hoffman, Patrick D. Murphy (editors), ''Essentials of the Theory of Fiction ,
(Australia, New Zealand) A gutter under the eaves of a building; guttering.
* 1984 , R. J. Willson, Building Your Own House: A Do-it-Yourself Guide to the New Zealand Timber Framed House ,
* 2002 , Brenda Niall, The Boyds , 2007, Melbourne University Press,
* 2003 , Russell Stewart, The Dolphin , Trafford Publishing, Canada,
As nouns the difference between gutters and spouting
is that gutters is while spouting is the process or result of something being spouted; that which is spouted.As a verb gutters
is (gutter).As an adjective spouting is
(of a liquid) that is propelled in a narrow stream or jet.spouting
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(en noun)- Spoutings of lava shot from the crest of the volcano.
- The spoutings of a large whale can be seen from a great distance.
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- After these spoutings , the great Geyser remained quiet the whole night ; the water in the meanwhile rose gradually, and the bason was filled about four in the morning.
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- The average interval between its spoutings is 78 minutes.
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- Saint-Loup, for another thing, is by way of being a family black sheep: seemingly uninterested in social success, a devoted student of Nietzsche and Proudhon, we are told that his head was full of “socialistic spoutings ,” and that he was “imbued with the most prgound contempt for his caste.”
- The spouting was filled with leaves and needed cleaning.
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- These items will include:
- galvanised-steel spoutings and downpipes — if used.
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- The old house, neglected for so many years, needed painting and repairs: the roof leaked and the spoutings had rusted.
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- Water trickles away from gutterings and down spoutings into the big water tank at the back of the house.