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
• lines
• penstocks
• pipings
• leaders
• pipelines
• standpipes
• tiles
• drainpipes
• spouts
• waterspouts
• smokestacks
• mains
• hydrants
• stovepipes
• waste pipes
• pipeages
• 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
• gulleys
• 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