tubelike
Shaped like pipes
Tubelike describes something resembling a tube—long, hollow, and cylindrical: tubelike structures in the lungs, a tubelike passage through the rock.
The word appears mainly in technical or descriptive contexts where tubular might sound too formal.
Hollow conveyance channel
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- sleeveGarment's arm portion
cannula · straw · hose · nozzle · cartridge · fuselage · roll · spool
Enclosed underground route
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- channelPassage for transmission
- lumenLight output measure
- cavityEmpty space within
passageway · opening · interior · core · chamber · vent · shaft · conduit
pipe
Hollow conveyance channel
sleeve · cannula · straw · hose · nozzle · cartridge · fuselage · roll · spool · cigar-shaped
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
cavity · passageway · opening · interior · core · chamber · vent · shaft · conduit · airway
esophagus
Food tube to stomach
vas deferens · artery · vein · aorta · intestinal · colon · duct · lymphatic · capillary · pharynx
pipeline
Long-distance fluid transport tube
- ductworkHVAC distribution channels
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- sewerUnderground drainage pipe
culvert · drainpipe · penstock · flume · siphon · manifold · drainage · downspout · conduit · water main