conduit
Defined in 2 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922)
United States Code
16 U.S.C. § 823A — for purposes of this section
The term “conduit” means any tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity.
43 U.S.C. § 485H — in this section (5 versions over time)
The term “conduit” means any Bureau of Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A method or means of conveying; a channel for passage or transmission, especially of water or other fluid. "Conduit" is a general word which applies to any channel or structure by which flowing water can be conducted from one point to another. It includes a ditch, flume, pipe, or any kind of aqueduct. 103 Cal. 673.