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troughs

noun

plural of trough

as in pipes

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

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as in ditches

a long narrow channel dug in the earth I slid and fell into the trough by the side of the road, scraping my leg

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as in gutters

a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof the troughs on the eaves of the house were clogged with leaves

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Recent Examples of troughs The strength of the polar vortex is vulnerable to the large ridges and troughs that form in lower levels of the atmosphere and influence how the jet stream moves. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 Free mosquitofish are also available through the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District for ponds, troughs and other standing water that cannot be drained. — Jessie Baltaxe, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Where the largest earners can afford to spend heavily year-on-year, the rest are beholden to peaks and troughs. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026 This is because light waves in these sources stay synchronized with their peaks and troughs, making predictable patterns that were thought essential for photon entanglement. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 Peaks, troughs, breaks, beginnings, and endings shape the quality of decisions. — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Possible mosquito breeding areas can include fish ponds, swimming pools, spas, standing water, tree holes, containers, bird baths, roof gutters, pet water bowls, street gutters, wading pools and watering troughs. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026 Wooden ladder planters with zinc troughs provide an easy way to achieve vertical gardening in small spaces such as patios. — Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026 Gass said a series of upper-level troughs are expected to influence the region through the week, keeping the temperatures from climbing higher. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026

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Noun

One council member, describing years of city subsidies for the bus system, said the choice came down to funding VRT or fixing broken pipes.

— Noah Daly August 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
Materials Professional agility courses where competitions are held use poles made from Polyvinyl chloride plastic pipes that are 3/4-inch thick and stand 40 inches tall.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of pipes

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Though Sarnia’s industrial corridor is downstream from Lake Huron, several drainage ditches in the area are connected to creeks that flow into the lake, Corcoran said in an interview.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
This untreated runoff makes its way through storm drains and ditches into our local streams and rivers and eventually, the ocean.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of ditches

Noun

Trees would need trimming, gutters would need cleaning, dead or dying plants would have to be removed.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
The renovations will include repairs to the roofs, gutters, and façades as well as the installation of more than 10,000 square feet of energy-efficient glass in an effort to shield the works within from extreme weather.

— News Desk, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of gutters

Noun

Notably, optics technology isn't just being used to power alternatives to more traditional data conduits.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
The century-old network of underground conduits, which houses electrical, telecommunications and fiber-optic cables, has been operated by BGE for decades under a contract that expires at the end of 2026.

— Bryant Reed, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of conduits

Noun

Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
That made General Manager Adam Peters comfortable going the entire offseason without making a significant addition to the offensive trenches.

— Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of trenches

Noun

The city collected that data independently of the camera system using pneumatic roadway tubes that measure vehicle speeds.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Richet turns the ship into an enthralling character, with its pipes and catwalks and tunnels and tubes, some of which become weaponry.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of tubes

Noun

Rising from near the Aegean coast to 9,573-foot Mytikas, Greece’s highest peak, the mountain encompasses forests, ravines, limestone cliffs, and alpine habitat with unusually rich plant diversity.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Hundreds, thousands of solar panels are distributed like macropixels among ravines, pampas, slopes, and wherever there’s room for them.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026

Definition of ravines

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During its two-and-a-half-hour descent through Titan’s thick orange atmosphere, Huygens captured the first-ever views of the surface, revealing river channels, ancient shorelines and a landscape shaped by liquid methane rather than water.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
No longer the sole creator of content distributed through his channels, Wayne now oversees hundreds of employees who together produce roughly 1,200 pieces of content per month.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

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