conduit
a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.
a similar natural passage.
any means of transmission or conveyance, as of information: According to rumor, he served as a conduit for Israeli intelligence.
Electricity. a structure containing one or more ducts.
Archaic. a fountain.
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How to use conduit in a sentence
They believe that llamas act as an essential conduit between people and the wamani, and herders maintain that connection through ritual obligations that often involve the animals.
Llamas are hotter than ever. Here’s why. | By Emily Wakild/The Conversation | December 21, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWe view ourselves as the conduit to providing human-to-human connection in any context in a very intimate and personal way.
The pandemic was great for Zoom. What happens when there’s a vaccine? | Rani Molla | December 4, 2020 | VoxHe had Lighthizer’s trust and was seen as a conduit to the front office, making career staffers believe their advice was at least presented, if not heeded.
Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy. Nobody Knows What Happens Next. | by Lydia DePillis | October 13, 2020 | ProPublicaAs sports begin to start up again, the strength of Twitter will be its ability to facilitate conversation around sporting moments rather than be the main conduit of them.
‘An unprecedented period of Darwinian experimentation’: As sports return, Twitter eyes ad boost | Seb Joseph | September 18, 2020 | DigidayUncharted Power has developed pavers––the same kind you would see on a sidewalk or a road––that can house a power conduit, hardware for data collection, and servers to transmit the information collected at each location.
Uncharted Power’s Jessica O. Matthews has a plan to revive America’s crumbling infrastructure | Brooke Henderson | August 23, 2020 | Fortune
The group, which was founded in 2001, uses an American nonprofit as conduit for donations.
How U.S. Taxpayers Are Subsidizing The Defense Of Palestinian Teen’s Alleged Killers | ProPublica | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlthough Moore was the conduit between Thompson and White, she has since proclaimed her innocence.
The Clintons Can’t Shake Their Reputation for Ethical Shadiness | Lloyd Green | September 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFor several years, Muhammad was also the conduit for statements from Osama bin Laden.
“We view our role as simply a conduit to connect voters with information,” Bates said.
21-Year-Old Millionaire Buys His Way to Political Influence | Matthew DeLuca | October 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was the conduit through which hundreds of people knew one another and kept in touch and up to date with each other.
Nothing—nothing but the smell of ozone and an echo bouncing crazily off the walls of the conduit.
The Holes and John Smith | Edward W. LudwigIt was not unusual, for instance, to see dead bodies washed before burial in the conduit of drinking water!
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramThe best water in Mekka is brought by a conduit from the vicinity of Arafat, six or seven hours distant.
The fore part of his head was bald; but the hair grew thin and long behind, and every separate lock was a conduit for water.
North and South | Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellThe conduit, R', leads the sulphide of carbon in a state of vapor to the condensing apparatus.
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British Dictionary definitions for conduit
/ (ˈkɒndɪt, -djʊɪt) /
a pipe or channel for carrying a fluid
a rigid tube or duct for carrying and protecting electrical wires or cables
an agency or means of access, communication, etc
botany a water-transporting element in a plant; a xylem vessel or a tracheid
a rare word for fountain
Origin of conduit
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