Trough and Tube

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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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Tube and trough are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tube" instead a noun "Trough".

Tube noun - A long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas).

Usage example: watched the liquid move through the tube between the flasks and recorded the movement in his chemistry notebook

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Trough and tube are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Trough" instead a noun "Tube".

Nearby Words: tub, tuber, tubed, tubing

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