CONDUITS

Noun

conduits

plural of conduit

Anagrams

• discount, ductions, noctuids

Source: Wiktionary


CONDUIT

Con"duit ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. conductus escort, conduit. See Conduct.]

1. A pipe, canal, channel, or passage for conveying water or fluid. All the conduits of my blood froze up. Shak. This is the fountain of all those bitter waters, of which, through a hundred different conduits, we have drunk. Burke.

2. (Arch.) (a) A structure forming a reservoir for water. Oxf. Gloss. (b) A narrow passage for private communication.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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