Con"duit [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.
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