conduit | ||
1. | [ noun ] a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass | |
Examples: | "the computers were connected through a system of conduits" |
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Related terms: | passage tube sluice millrace duct spillway flue waterspout aqueduct | |
2. | [ noun ] a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through | |
Synonyms: | channel | |
Examples: | "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels" "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street" |
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Related terms: | passage tube gutter sluice flue limbers canal spillway millrace duct watercourse waterspout aqueduct channelize | |
Similar spelling: |
Condit Conditt condition |