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Meaning of downcomer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A pipe to conduct something downwards.
  2. 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.
  3. A pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators, boilers, etc.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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