Main Entry: con·duit

Pronunciation: \ˈkän-ˌdü-ət, -ˌdyü- also -dwət, -dət\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cunduit pipe, passage, conduct, in part from cunduit, past participle of cunduire to lead, from Latin conducere, in part from Medieval Latin conductus — more at conduct

Date: 14th century

1 : a natural or artificial channel through which something (as a fluid) is conveyed
2 archaic : fountain
3 : a pipe, tube, or tile for protecting electric wires or cables
4 : a means of transmitting or distributing <a conduit for illicit payments> <a conduit of information>