What is the meaning of Trough?

  • (n.) The transverse section of a cyclonic area where the barometric pressure, neither rising nor falling, has reached its lowest point.
  • (n.) Any channel, receptacle or depression, of a long and narrow shape; as, trough between two ridges, etc.
  • (n.) 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.
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MLAWebster's. "trough" 28 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/trough/definitions/2075099>
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