conduit
Americannoun
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a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.
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a similar natural passage.
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any means of transmission or conveyance, as of information.
According to rumor, he served as a conduit for Israeli intelligence.
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Electricity. a structure containing one or more ducts.
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Archaic. a fountain.
noun
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a pipe or channel for carrying a fluid
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a rigid tube or duct for carrying and protecting electrical wires or cables
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an agency or means of access, communication, etc
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botany a water-transporting element in a plant; a xylem vessel or a tracheid
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a rare word for fountain
Etymology
Origin of conduit
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English conduit, condut, condewit, condit, from Old French conduit, from Medieval Latin conductus “pipe channel”; conduce, duct
Example Sentences
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For nearly a decade, Stern had acted as a key conduit between the two, making connections for them both in the country he knew well, seen as a land of opportunity and potential riches – China.
From BBC
“I’m a conduit. If I do my job well, people who were planning to give just give more.”
From Los Angeles Times
“We will learn from this, and keep inclusion at the core of all we do, maintaining our belief in film and storytelling as a critical conduit for compassion and empathy.”
From Los Angeles Times
There’s no evidence that this generation intends to make pining their only romantic activity; it’s more that they are very content, at the moment, to luxuriate in the many conduits for yearning available to them.
From Salon
Iranian politicians have repeatedly threatened to block the strait, a major global conduit for oil and gas.
From Barron's
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