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.