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conduit definition

con·duit (kän′do̵̅o̅ it, -dit)

noun

  1. a pipe or channel for conveying fluids
  2. a tube, pipe, or protected trough for electric wires
  3. any channel, or means, whereby something is passed on
  4. Archaic a fountain

Etymology: ME & OFr < L conductus: see conduce

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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