Synonyms of trough

trough

noun

1

as in pipe

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)

all of the wiring for the converted residential loft is concealed in a vertical trough

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pipe
• conduit
• tube
• funnel
• channel
• drain
• line
• duct
• piping
• penstock
• leader
• pipeline
• tile
• spout
• standpipe
• main
• waste pipe
• hydrant
• stovepipe
• smokestack
• drainpipe
• waterspout
• pipeage
• pipage

2

as in ditch

a long narrow channel dug in the earth

I slid and fell into the trough by the side of the road, scraping my leg

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ditch
• trench
• gutter
• ravine
• furrow
• dike
• foss
• drain
• gulley
• moat
• fosse
• gully
• sheugh
• culvert
• drill
• acequia
• draw
• stank
• sunk fence
• kennel
• ha-ha

3

as in gutter

a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof

the troughs on the eaves of the house were clogged with leaves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gutter
• drainpipe
• spout
• drain
• eaves trough
• sluice
• aqueduct
• waterspout
• rainspout
• duct
• flume
• conduit

Phrases Containing trough

• eaves trough