utilidor

[yoo-til-i-dawr]

noun Canadian.

an aboveground, insulated network of pipes and cables, used to convey water and electricity in communities situated in areas of permafrost.

Origin of utilidor

utili(ty) + -dor, as in thermidor

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Examples from the Web for utilidor

Historical Examples of utilidor

Dan was waiting in the utilidor, crouched and dozing against the wall.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Cory Doctorow
I ducked into a utilidor, changed into my costume and went back onstage.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Cory Doctorow
I was enough of a castmember that I sought out a utilidor before I collapsed against a wall, head down.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Cory Doctorow
I slept in a sleeping bag on the floor of the utilidor, with a couple dozen others, in three hour shifts.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Cory Doctorow
In a dreamlike buzz, I stood and wandered out into the utilidor, out through the western castmember parking, and away.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for utilidor

utilidor

noun

Canadian an enclosed and insulated conduit for sewage and other utilities placed above the level of permafrost

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