Conduit
Pronunciation : Con"duit ( or ; 277)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. LL. conductus escort, conduit. See Conduct.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913