conduit
noun
[ ˈkɒndjʊɪt ]
• a channel for conveying water or other fluid.
• "nearby springs supplied the conduit which ran into the brewery"
• a tube or trough for protecting electric wiring.
• "the gas pipe should not be close to any electrical conduit"
Similar:
channel,
duct,
pipe,
tube,
gutter,
groove,
furrow,
trough,
trench,
culvert,
cut,
sluice,
spillway,
race,
flume,
chute,
ditch,
drain,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin conductus, from Latin conducere ‘bring together’ (see conduct).
