0 a pipe or passage for water or electrical wires to go through:
They make pipes and tubes that are used in construction and as electrical conduits.
Cracks in the rocks can act as conduits, transporting polluted water upward.
The warehouse will be a regional conduit for goods shipped to the port, then transported to stores.
The social media platform has served as a conduit for misinformation.
1 a way of connecting two places, systems, etc.:
2 a way of connecting two people or organizations:
conduit between sb/sth and sb/sth The proposal that a board's senior non-executive should become a prime conduit between a company and its shareholders is causing concern.
conduit for sth The new retail bank created by the merger might provide the insurance company with a conduit for selling its products to bank customers.
3 something that carries or moves information:
The internet has become a major conduit for video and sound (especially music) distribution.
This subterranean passage is a conduit that can hold more than 1 billion gallons of waste water.
Throughout history, oceans and seas have been vital conduits for trade and transportation.
The country emerged as the main conduit of illegal drugs into the United States.
Documents showed the company was the conduit for millions of dollars' worth of weapons purchased internationally.
It was alleged that he used the lawyer as a conduit for illegal payments to witnesses.
The patients who have subsequently had their conduit replaced are presented in the right panel.
Ideally, the medium is supposed to be precisely what the word indicates: a neutral, transparent conduit between the two worlds.
