Conduit \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)