trunking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. All the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.
  2. The movement of containers or packages between a terminal and a transporter's inland facilities, or the scheduled transportation service between locations.
  3. A system of ducts for cables, heating or ventilation.
  4. Plastic conduit or duct used to conceal and protect electrical wiring.
  5. A two-way radio technique that uses a control channel to automatically assign frequency channels to groups of user radios.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of trunk

Word forms

trunking trunkings

Etymology

From trunk + -ing.

Synonyms

raceway cable tray wire molding wire mold linehaul conduit

Related words

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