conduit
['kɑndʊɪt]
n. , , 沟渠

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1. It's a conduit enclosing insulated electric wires.
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2. The principal pipe or conduit in a system for conveying water, gas, oil, or other utility.
   道输送、气、石油系统道沟渠其设备
3. A right-angled bend in a pipe or conduit; an elbow.
   弯，肘道弯；肘

conduit
[ noun ]
a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
<noun.artifact>
the computers were connected through a system of conduits



Conduit \Con"duit\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F., fr. LL. conductus
escort, conduit. See {Conduct}.]
1. A pipe, canal, channel, or passage for conveying water or
fluid.

All the conduits of my blood froze up. --Shak.

This is the fountain of all those bitter waters, of
which, through a hundred different conduits, we have
drunk. --Burke.

2. (Arch.)
(a) A structure forming a reservoir for water. --Oxf.
Gloss.
(b) A narrow passage for private communication.