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Duct vs Trunking - What's the difference?

duct | trunking |

As nouns the difference between duct and trunking

is that duct is a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another while trunking is all the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.

As a verb duct

is to channel something through a duct (or series of ducts.

duct

English

(Wikipedia)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another.
  • heating and air-conditioning ducts
  • An enclosure or channel for electrical cable runs.
  • (obsolete) Guidance; direction.
  • otherwise to express His care and love to mankind, viz., in giving and consigning to them His written word for a rule and constant director of life, not leaving them to the duct of their own inclinations. — Henry Hammond.

    Derived terms

    * ductal * ducted * ducting * ductor * duct tape * Mullerian ducts * Wolffian ducts

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To channel something through a duct (or series of ducts)
  • trunking

    Noun

  • All the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.
  • (business) The movement of containers or packages between a terminal and a transporter's inland facilities, or the scheduled transportation service between locations. Also called linehaul.
  • (UK) A system of ducts for cables, heating or ventilation.
  • (UK) Plastic conduit or duct used to conceal and protect electrical wiring.
  • Synonyms

    * conduit, raceway, cable tray, wire molding, wire mold

    See also

    * MLT * SLPP * DSMLT * RSMLT