Line
Line noun - A long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas).
Usage example: the workers rushed to fix the leak in the gas line
Trough
Trough noun - A long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas).
Usage example: all of the wiring for the converted residential loft is concealed in a vertical trough
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Trough and Line. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/line/trough
Line & Trough. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/line/trough>.
Trough or Line. 2016. Accessed August 18, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/line/trough.
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