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trough
[trawf, trof, trawth, troth]
noun
a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
any of several similarly shaped receptacles used for various commercial or household purposes.
a channel or conduit for conveying water, as a gutter under the eaves of a building for carrying away rainwater.
any long depression or hollow, as between two ridges or waves.
Oceanography.a long, wide, and deep depression in the ocean floor having gently sloping sides, wider and shallower than a trench.
Meteorology.an elongated area of relatively low pressure.
the lowest point, especially in an economic cycle.
trough
/ ٰɒ /
noun
a narrow open container, esp one in which food or water for animals is put
a narrow channel, gutter, or gulley
a narrow depression either in the land surface, ocean bed, or between two successive waves
meteorol an elongated area of low pressure, esp an extension of a depression Compare ridge
a single or temporary low point; depression
physics the portion of a wave, such as a light wave, in which the amplitude lies below its average value
economics the lowest point or most depressed stage of the trade cycle
verb
informal(intr) to eat, consume, or take greedily
Other Word Forms
- troughlike adjective
- ˈٰdzܲˌ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of trough1
Word History and Origins
Origin of trough1
Example Sentences
There’s a faucet on the eastern end of the campground where water from the creek is piped, but upon my arrival, the trough where the water came out was covered in thick green algae.
An upper-level trough will ensure California sees cooler than normal temperatures until at least the middle of May, according to Scott Handel, a forecaster at the federal Climate Prediction Center.
“We have bears around the ranch, and they’ll go and swim in the water troughs, and the cattle will just watch,” she said with a laugh.
Instead, it rises in jagged and uneven peaks and troughs at the side of the local playground in Spring Farm Park - as if someone has thrown a mossy blanket to cover up an unsightly mess.
Peaks and troughs of the gold price have occurred at some of the key moments in economic history.
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