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Trough

Trough Meaning & Definition
Trough Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Trough?

[n] a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
[n] a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
[n] a long narrow shallow receptacle
[n] a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
[n] a treasury for government funds
[n] a concave shape with an open top

Synonyms | Synonyms for Trough: bowl | gutter | manger | public treasury | till

Related Terms | Find terms related to Trough:

See Also | bunk | chute | concave shape | concavity | conduit | container | cradle | cullis | depression | exchequer | feed bunk | gable roof | incurvation | incurvature | natural depression | receptacle | rocker | saddle roof | saddleback | saddleback roof | slide | slideway | sloping trough | treasury

Trough In Webster's Dictionary

\Trough\, n. (Meteor.) The transverse section of a cyclonic area where the barometric pressure, neither rising nor falling, has reached its lowest point.
\Trough\, n. [OE. trough, trogh, AS. trog, troh; akin to D., G., & Icel. trog, Sw. tr[*a]g, Dan. trug; probably originally meaning, made of wood, and akin to E. tree. ? & 241. See {Tree}, and cf. {Trug}.] 1. A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or other liquid, especially one formed by excavating a log longitudinally on one side; a long tray; also, a wooden channel for conveying water, as to a mill wheel. 2. Any channel, receptacle, or depression, of a long and narrow shape; as, trough between two ridges, etc. {Trough gutter} (Arch.), a rectangular or V-shaped gutter, usually hung below the eaves of a house. {Trough of the sea}, the depression between two waves.

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