utilidor

American  

[yoo-til-i-dawr] / juˈtɪl ɪˌdɔr /

noun

Canadian.

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

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utilidor British  

/ juːˈtɪlɪˌdɔː /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of utilidor

First recorded in 1955–60; utili(ty) + (corri)dor ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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utilidor

A security team emerged from the utilidor beside George's booth, wearing clown makeup and baggy pants.

From Return to Pleasure Island by Cory Doctorow

One day, he waited until Joe was napping, and slipped out through the iron-maiden elevator, right down into the utilidor.

From Return to Pleasure Island by Cory Doctorow

The last mile of the utilidor was dusty and disused.

From Return to Pleasure Island by Cory Doctorow

I whistled my personal jazzy uptempo version of “Grim Grinning Ghosts” as I made my way from Costuming, through the utilidor, out to Liberty Square, half an hour before the Park opened.

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow

I was enough of a castmember that I sought out a utilidor before I collapsed against a wall, head down.

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow

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