conduit

[kon-dwit, -doo-it, -dyoo-it, -dit]

noun

1. a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.

   Synonyms: channel, main, duct

2. a similar natural passage.

3. any means of transmission or conveyance, as of information.

   According to rumor, he served as a conduit for Israeli intelligence.

4. Electricity.,  a structure containing one or more ducts.

5. Archaic.,  a fountain.

conduit

/ ˈkɒndɪt, -djʊɪt /

noun

1. a pipe or channel for carrying a fluid

2. a rigid tube or duct for carrying and protecting electrical wires or cables

3. an agency or means of access, communication, etc

4. botany a water-transporting element in a plant; a xylem vessel or a tracheid

5. a rare word for fountain

Word History and Origins

Origin of conduit¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English conduit, condut, condewit, condit, from Old French conduit, from Medieval Latin conductus “pipe channel”; conduce, duct

Word History and Origins

Origin of conduit¹

C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin conductus channel, aqueduct, from Latin condūcere to lead, _conduce

Example Sentences

"I think art has become an important conduit for both local collectors and Indian diaspora outside of India to reconnect with their roots," Ms Sihare-Sutin said.

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Landing in Peru in 1531, during the Inca Civil War, the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro found the Inca Road an ideal conduit for seizing the empire and draining it of its treasure.

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The hidden funding conduit has deepened economic ties between the two U.S. rivals in defiance of Washington’s efforts to isolate Iran.

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But NBCUniversal has balked because it has spent billions of dollars building Peacock and it wants to remain the conduit for its customers.

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A small cluster of cases last year, for example, was linked to young men vaping boiled cannabis mixed with pond water - a risky practice that underscores how contaminated water can become a conduit for infection.

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Related Words

• duct 
• pipe 
• pipeline