Con"duit (? or ?; 277), n. [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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