desc. EP

English translation: downpipe

13:29 Jan 12, 2017
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / floor plan abbreviation
French term or phrase: desc. EP
This abbreviation appears a few times in a floor plan. This is a link to another floor plan on line that uses the same abbreviation several times, but I'm not sure what it is referring too. http://s.genouel.free.fr/Projet M. G�nou�l GLENAC (site 01)/00 A...
Joan Berglund
United States
Local time: 11:34
English translation:downpipe
Explanation:
I think it stands for "descente eau pluviale". It is a downpipe to drain off precipitation water.
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Marco Solinas
Local time: 08:34
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downpipe


Explanation:
I think it stands for "descente eau pluviale". It is a downpipe to drain off precipitation water.

Marco Solinas
Local time: 08:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 24
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: Just about to post the same. Here's a ref. (abbreviations p. 2): http://claude-cornac.ecollege.haute-garonne.fr/lectureFichie...
1 min

agree  philgoddard: Good! It defeated me.
4 mins

agree  Ed Ashley: Yup, I was going to put downspout but same goes
5 mins

agree  B D Finch: Should really be "rainwater downpipe".
6 hrs

agree  ACOZ (X)
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