conduit
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noun
1. a channel for conveying water or other fluid:
(水･ガスなどの)導管, パイプ, 水路
e.g. a conduit for conveying water to the power plant.
a person or organization that acts as a channel for the transmission of something:
｟かたく｠ 【情報･金･武器･麻薬などの】仲介人［国］, 運び屋; ルート, 媒介 «for» .
e.g. the office acts as a conduit for ideas to flow throughout the organization.
2. a tube or trough for protecting electric wiring:
電線管, コンジット
e.g. the gas pipe should not be close to any electrical conduit.
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin conductus, from Latin conducere ‘bring together’ (see conduct).