con·duit

con·duit
/ˈkɑːnˌduːwət, Brit ˈkɒndıt/ noun, pl -duits [count]
1 technical : a pipe or tube through which something (such as water or wire) passes
2 formal : someone or something that is used as a way of sending something (such as information or money) from one place or person to another

The council serves as a conduit [=channel] of information between the school and the children's parents.

— often + for

a port that has been a conduit for the trade of illegal weapons


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