trunking
trunking noun: all the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.
Noun
trunking (countable and uncountable, plural trunkings)
- All the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.
- The movement of containers or packages between a terminal and a transporter's inland facilities, or the scheduled transportation service between locations.
- But long-distance trunking, of course, is the cream of the road haulier's job as well as the railway's; hence the anguish.1964 August, “Dr. B lights a pre-election fuse”, in Modern Railways, page 76
- Synonyms:
- linehaul
- A system of ducts for cables, heating or ventilation.
- Plastic conduit or duct used to conceal and protect electrical wiring.
- Synonyms:
- conduit
- A two-way radio technique that uses a control channel to automatically assign frequency channels to groups of user radios.
Verb
trunking
- Riding in the trunk of a car.
Synonyms of trunking
- linehaul
- conduit
- raceway
- cable tray
- wire molding
- wire mold
Forms of trunking
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | trunkings |
| Verb | |
| gerund | of trunk |
| present participle | of trunk |
Origin of trunking
From trunk + -ing.
Questions about trunking
- What does trunking mean?
- Trunking means all the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.
- What part of speech is trunking?
- Trunking can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of trunking?
- The plural of trunking is trunkings.
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