| Trough (trough) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Trough |
| [OE. trough,
trogh, AS. trog, troh; akin to D., G., *** Icel.
trog, Sw. trå]g, Dan. trug; probably originally
meaning, made of wood, and akin to E. tree. (?) *** 241. See
Tr |
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.
Any channel, receptacle, or depression, of a
long and narrow shape; as, trough between two ridges, etc.
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| Trough (trough) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Trough |
| (Meteor.) |
The
transverse section of a cyclonic area where the barometric pressure,
neither rising nor falling, has reached its lowest point.
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