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Gutter may refer to:

Water discharge structures

Rain gutter, used on roofs and in buildings
Street gutter, for drainage of streets

Film

The Gutter (1938 film), a French film
The Gutter (2024 film), an American film

Design and printing

Gutter, in typography, the space between columns of printed text
Gutter, in bookbinding, page edges joined to the spine
Gutter (philately), the space between panes of postage stamps that creates configurations of "gutter pairs" or "gutter blocks"

Other uses

Gutters, in bowling and table shuffleboard, the trough hazards on either side of the playing lane into which the bowling ball or shuffleboard puck may fall
"Gutter" (song), a song by Medina

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+'''Gutter''' may refer to:
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+== Water discharge structures==
+* [[Rain gutter]], used on roofs and in buildings
+* [[Street gutter]], for drainage of streets
+==Film==
-[[Image:Curb gutter storm drain.JPG|thumb|left|200px|[[Curb (road)|Curb]], [[Gutter|gutter]], and [[Storm drain|storm drain]]]]
+*[[The Gutter (1938 film)|''The Gutter'' (1938 film)]], a French film
-''Water-related meanings''
+*[[The Gutter (2024 film)|''The Gutter'' (2024 film)]], an American film
-*A '''gutter''' is a long, thin trough, usually one that runs straight.
-*A '''gutter''' (sometimes referred to as a [[ditch]]) runs along a [[road|street or road]] (if there is a [[sidewalk]], the gutter is often between the road and the sidewalk) and carries water away from the thoroughfare into a [[sewer]].
-*A '''gutter''' (sometimes referred to as an '''eavestrough''', '''guttering''', or '''rain gutter'''), is a narrow channel which runs along the eaves of a building and serves to collect [[rain|rain water]] and direct it down away from the roof to prevent drips off the roof edges. These drips can cause structural damage, over time, to the walls of a building.
+== Design and printing ==
-''Other''
+* Gutter, in typography, the space between [[column (typography)|columns]] of printed text
-*In [[bowling]], the '''gutters''' are long grooves on either side of a lane which are slightly wider than a bowling ball, and into which a ball can easily roll.  If it does, the ball cannot strike any pins, and the player receives no points for that throw.
+* Gutter, in [[bookbinding]], page edges joined to the  spine
-*In [[editorial design]], the '''gutter''' is the line where two pages come together in a [[two-page spread]].
+* [[Gutter (philately)]], the space between panes of postage stamps that creates configurations of "gutter pairs" or "gutter blocks"
-*In [[typography]] a '''gutter''' is the space between columns of printed text.  This has been adapted into [[comics]] [[jargon]] to describe the narrow spaces between panels.
-*In [[comics]], the '''gutter''' is the space between the panels, and, according to [[Scott McCloud]], is where all of the real action happens in a comic.
-*In [[internet forums]], the '''gutter''' is a specialized forum where few to none of the forum's general rules apply, allowing approved Gutter members to post questionable content that would normally merit deletion in the general forum.
-*The popular image of a drunk or bum lying in such a trench gave rise to the [[adjective]] "[[Wiktionary:gutter|gutter]]", meaning [[Wiktionary: vulgar|*]]. Related to this popular usage are the [[idiom]]s "to be in the gutter", meaning "to be down on one's [[luck]]" and "having one's mind in the gutter", meaning "having vulgar thoughts".
+== Other uses ==
-{{disambig}}
+* Gutters, in [[bowling]] and [[table shuffleboard]], the trough hazards on either side of the playing lane into which the bowling ball or shuffleboard puck may fall
+* [[Gutter (song)|"Gutter" (song)]], a song by Medina
+== See also ==
-[[Category: Road infrastructure]]
+* [[Guter (disambiguation)]]
+{{disambiguation}}
-[[de: Gosse]]