Synonyms of troughs

troughs

noun

plural of trough

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pipes
• conduits
• tubes
• channels
• funnels
• drains
• ducts
• penstocks
• lines
• pipings
• leaders
• pipelines
• standpipes
• tiles
• drainpipes
• spouts
• waterspouts
• smokestacks
• mains
• hydrants
• stovepipes
• waste pipes
• pipages

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ditches
• trenches
• gutters
• ravines
• furrows
• dikes
• moats
• gullies
• fosses
• culverts
• drains
• sheughs
• acequias
• drills
• draws
• kennels
• sunk fences
• stanks
• ha-has

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gutters
• waterspouts
• drainpipes
• spouts
• sluices
• drains
• aqueducts
• ducts
• eaves troughs
• rainspouts
• flumes
• conduits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of troughs

And there are six possible ways for two crests and two troughs to meet, causing the waves to completely cancel out and produce a flat surface (destructive interference). — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Their Angora goats and Rambouillet sheep roam over the land, stopping at a network of water troughs. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

This smear is described mathematically by a wave function which, like a classical wave, has peaks and troughs. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

Trotter’s team had prepped the property with water troughs and alfalfa hay, which drew in the animals. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

For water that cannot be emptied, such as horse troughs or ponds, consider adding mosquito dunks containing Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, or Bti. — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 12 Sep. 2026

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