conduit

noun

ˈkän-ˌdü-ət How to pronounce conduit (audio)
Definition of conduitnext
1
as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) the major conduit for carrying water to the military base

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2
as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water water flowed along the conduit to the fountain

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Recent Examples of conduit Voight’s trio became an industry conduit to Trump, pitching the president on ways to stem the flow of production overseas as it was lured by increasingly attractive tax credits. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026 But none of that gets built without electricians running the conduit, HVAC techs keeping the servers cool, welders and pipefitters and heavy equipment operators doing the unglamorous work that makes the glamorous stuff possible. — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026 Electrical rooms, conduit paths and inverter space must be in the drawings before the facade package goes out to bid. — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The outside world is somehow fed into this woman — a single conduit. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conduit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conduit
  1. pipe
  2. aqueduct
  3. tube
  4. canal
  5. channel
  6. funnel
Noun
  • In other words, intruders overran the building to steal copper pipes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • On the other hand, if the probability, p, is high that a particular pipe is open, θ(p) takes on a larger value.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pipe
Noun
  • The aqueduct seemed to make the city’s founding river not just obsolete but dangerous, so construction began on catch basins, dams and reservoirs.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Chase through the aqueduct This is the first major chase sequence, with both the T-800 and the T-1000 trying to get to a fleeing John Connor first.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of aqueduct
Noun
  • The married couple who owned the bag told officers their son had suggested concealing the knife inside the toothpaste tube in an attempt to get it through airport security, TSA said.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The original Hyperloop concept envisioned passenger or cargo pods moving at extremely high speeds through low-pressure tubes.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of tube
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  • The bright blue lagoon waters of Venice, Italy and its iconic canals stand out in this true-color satellite image.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The authority cited current and projected lake levels, near-average precipitation across the canal’s watershed and the water-saving measures in place at the locks as reasons for the about-face.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of canal
Noun
  • Saudi Arabia does not have formal diplomatic ties with Israel, but the countries have long cooperated on security and intelligence matters through alternative channels.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Machado did not immediately pursue the plan, the sources said, choosing instead to explore political and diplomatic channels.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of channel
Noun
  • As the pace of SpaceX launches accelerate, manufacturing these parts becomes a high-volume revenue funnel for Applied Aerospace.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Spring 2027 ready-to-wear collections from Philo and other minimalist labels, where the funnel neck will either return or get replaced 3.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of funnel

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“Conduit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conduit. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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