conduit
Pipe for fluids
A conduit is a channel or pipe through which something flows or is conveyed, typically water, electrical wires, or other utilities.
The word extends naturally to figurative uses: a person or organization can serve as a conduit for information, money, or influence, channeling it from one place to another.
The nonprofit acted as a conduit for donations to reach disaster victims.
The emphasis is always on transmission—something passes through a conduit rather than originating there.
Passage for transmission
- vehicleMeans of transport
- mediumMiddle size or state
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- avenueBroad urban roadway
route · means · instrument · vessel · carrier · transmitter · conveyor · pipeline
Hollow cylindrical passage
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- channelPassage for transmission
- passageSegment of text
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
tubing · hose · main · piping · sleeve · casing · culvert · flume
Agent connecting separate parties
- liaisonConnector between groups
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- channelPassage for transmission
- linkPoint of connection
agent · messenger · facilitator · broker · middleman · contact · connection · representative
Installed electrical conductors
- racewayEnclosed competition circuit
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- EMTPrehospital care professional
rigid · PVC · junction box · fitting · bushing · connector · grounding · wire
channel
Passage for transmission
avenue · route · means · instrument · vessel · carrier · transmitter · conveyor · pipeline · artery
tube
Hollow cylindrical passage
cylinder · tubing · hose · main · piping · sleeve · casing · culvert · flume · raceway
go-between
Agent connecting separate parties
link · agent · messenger · facilitator · broker · middleman · contact · connection · representative · interface
wiring
Installed electrical conductors
EMT · rigid · PVC · junction box · fitting · bushing · connector · grounding · wire · pull
waterway
Navigable route for vessels
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- canalDug water passage
drainage · ditch · gutter · culvert · flume · sluice · spillway · trough · chute · runnel
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
- ductworkHVAC distribution channels
- cablingInstalled wire systems
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
sewerage · utilities · underground · manholes · access · runs · routing · installation · trenching · boring
- cable managementcable ties, zip ties, velcro straps, cable boxes, cable channels
- pipePVC pipe, plastic pipe, galvanized pipe, tubing, casing
- pipelinespipeline, gas pipeline, oil pipeline, pipelines, natural gas line
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- Electricalwiring, outlets, circuits, fuses, breakers
- water systemswater pipes, water pipe, water storage, water line, irrigation ditches
conduitbarrier
Obstruction preventing passage
blockage · obstruction · dam · stopper · plug
conduitwall
Vertical enclosing structure
container · reservoir · enclosure · dead end · cul-de-sac
conduitgatekeeper
One controlling entry
blocker · censor · firewall · interceptor · obstructor
- train conductorRailroad passenger attendant
- code of conductFormal behavioral guidelines
- good conductSocially appropriate behavior
- band conductorOne who directs musicians
- electrical conductionMovement of charge through matter
- professional conductProper workplace behavior standards
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