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troughs Meaning
troughs
a conduit, drain, or channel for water, the low point in a business cycle, gutter entry 1 sense 1a, a long and narrow or shallow hollow (as between waves or hills), a long shallow container for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals, the minimum point of a complete cycle of a periodic function, any of various domestic or industrial containers, a gutter along the eaves of a building, a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals, a long and narrow or shallow channel or depression (as between waves or hills), a pipe, drain, or channel for water, a long but shallow depression in the bed of the sea compare trench, an elongated area of low barometric pressure
troughs Sentence Examples
- Farmers built troughs to provide water for their livestock in the grazing pastures.
- The troughs in the river were deep enough to accommodate large fish.
- The horse drank eagerly from the water-filled trough after the long ride.
- The waves crashed violently against the troughs along the rocky coastline.
- The bathtub's troughs allowed the water to flow smoothly down the drain.
- The old boat had developed deep troughs in its hull from years of weathering.
- The troughs in the road made it difficult for the car to drive smoothly.
- The graph depicted deep troughs at the points where the economy had experienced recessions.
- Engineers designed troughs into the design to enhance the aerodynamic efficiency of the aircraft.
- The valleys between the mountain ranges were characterized by narrow troughs and steep slopes.
FAQs About the word troughs
a conduit, drain, or channel for water, the low point in a business cycle, gutter entry 1 sense 1a, a long and narrow or shallow hollow (as between waves or hil
funnels, tubes, conduits, drains,pipes, channels, standpipes, leaders, penstocks, lines
No antonyms found.
Farmers built troughs to provide water for their livestock in the grazing pastures.
The troughs in the river were deep enough to accommodate large fish.
The horse drank eagerly from the water-filled trough after the long ride.
The waves crashed violently against the troughs along the rocky coastline.
