noun

conduit

KON-duu-iht

noun

A pipe, tube, or channel that carries water, cables, or other material from one place to another.

"Electrical wires were run through a plastic conduit under the floor."

"The old conduit carried rainwater away from the building."

A means or channel by which something (such as information or money) is passed along.

"The charity became a conduit for donations from around the world."

"He acted as a conduit between the two feuding departments."

How to Use Conduit

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA pipe or path that something travels through — literally (water, cables) or figuratively (information, money).

Common pairings

electrical conduit conduit for information conduit pipe

conduits plural

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Electrical wires were run through a plastic _____ under the floor.

From Old French conduit, from Latin conductus, "led" or "brought together" — the same root as "conduct."

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