Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trunking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: trunk-ing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

All the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The movement of containers or packages between a terminal and a transporter's inland facilities, or the scheduled transportation service between locations.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A system of ducts for cables, heating or ventilation.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Plastic conduit or duct used to conceal and protect electrical wiring.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A two-way radio technique that uses a control channel to automatically assign frequency channels to groups of user radios.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

Riding in the trunk of a car.

Example Sentences

"But long-distance trunking, of course, is the cream of the road haulier's job as well as the railway's; hence the anguish."

Etymology

From trunk + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

trunkings (plural) of trunk (gerund) of trunk (participle, present)

Frequently Paired Words

MLT SLPP DSMLT RSMLT

Synonyms

linehaul conduit raceway cable tray wire molding wire mold

Questions

What does trunking mean?: All the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.
Where does trunking come from?: From trunk + -ing.

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