TRUNKING

Etymology

Noun

trunking (countable and uncountable, plural trunkings)

All the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.

(business) The movement of containers or packages between a terminal and a transporter's inland facilities, or the scheduled transportation service between locations.

Synonym: linehaul

(UK) A system of ducts for cables, heating or ventilation.

(UK) Plastic conduit or duct used to conceal and protect electrical wiring.

Synonyms

• (UK: conduit used to conceal and protect wiring): conduit, raceway, cable tray, wire molding, wire mold

Verb

trunking

present participle of trunk

Source: Wiktionary



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8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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