Conduit (Noun)
Meaning
A passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The old building had a labyrinthine system of conduits that carried water and electricity throughout its walls.
- City planners invested in a network of underground conduits to manage urban flooding during heavy rainfall.
- A conduit was installed beneath the frozen lake to supply warm water for the aquatic life research project.
- The company's innovative system utilized conduits to harness the geothermal energy and reduce its carbon footprint.
- Over the period of several decades, tree roots had grown through the cracked conduit under the sidewalk.