conduit
noun
con·duit
ˈkän-ˌdü-ət 
-ˌdyü-,
also -dwət,
-dət
1
: a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
a conduit for rainwater
2
: a pipe, tube, or tile for protecting electric wires or cables
3
: a means of transmitting or distributing
a conduit for illicit payments
a conduit of information
4
archaic
: fountain
Examples of conduit in a Sentence
the major conduit for carrying water to the military base
water flowed along the conduit to the fountain
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By February, Dudek had become the conduit between DOGE and the SSA, alerting top agency officials that DOGE wanted to work at headquarters.
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Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
The project also includes the resurfacing and restriping of the existing parking lot, new accessible parking spaces, new streetlights, conduits for future vehicle charging stations, the replacement of walkways, and stormwater improvements.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
The band serves as a conduit, and, at times, that can feel static, even in a packed stadium, even with every other element working in their favor.
—Lily Moayeri, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Here and nowhere else, Holland treats Kafka’s oeuvre not as abstract fodder for pithy musing, but as texts which were published at a real point in history, that came from the mind of a person and not a divine conduit.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
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Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
The project also includes the resurfacing and restriping of the existing parking lot, new accessible parking spaces, new streetlights, conduits for future vehicle charging stations, the replacement of walkways, and stormwater improvements.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
The band serves as a conduit, and, at times, that can feel static, even in a packed stadium, even with every other element working in their favor.
—Lily Moayeri, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Here and nowhere else, Holland treats Kafka’s oeuvre not as abstract fodder for pithy musing, but as texts which were published at a real point in history, that came from the mind of a person and not a divine conduit.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conduit
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“Conduit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conduit. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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conduit
noun
con·duit
ˈkän-ˌd(y)ü-ət
also -d(w)ət
1
: a channel through which water or other fluid is carried
2
: a pipe, tube, or tile for protecting electric wires or cables
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