barometric trough

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• Trough — (tr[o^]f), n. [OE. trough, trogh, AS. trog, troh; akin to D., G., & Icel. trog, Sw. tr[*a]g, Dan. trug; probably originally meaning, made of wood, and akin to E. tree. [root]63 & 241. See {Tree}, and cf. {Trug}.] 1. A long, hollow vessel,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Trough gutter — Trough Trough (tr[o^]f), n. [OE. trough, trogh, AS. trog, troh; akin to D., G., & Icel. trog, Sw. tr[*a]g, Dan. trug; probably originally meaning, made of wood, and akin to E. tree. [root]63 & 241. See {Tree}, and cf. {Trug}.] 1. A long, hollow… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Trough of the sea — Trough Trough (tr[o^]f), n. [OE. trough, trogh, AS. trog, troh; akin to D., G., & Icel. trog, Sw. tr[*a]g, Dan. trug; probably originally meaning, made of wood, and akin to E. tree. [root]63 & 241. See {Tree}, and cf. {Trug}.] 1. A long, hollow… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• trough´like´ — trough «trf, trof», noun. 1. a long, narrow, open container for holding food or water, especially for farm stock or other animals: »He led the horses to the watering trough. SYNONYM(S): manger. 2. something shaped like this: »The baker used a… …   Useful english dictionary

• trough — ► NOUN 1) a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of. 2) a channel used to convey a liquid. 3) an elongated region of low barometric pressure. 4) a hollow between two wave crests in the sea. 5) a point of low activity or… …   English terms dictionary

• trough — [trôf, träf] n. [ME < OE trog, akin to Ger < IE * druk < base * deru ,TREE: basic sense, “hollowed wooden object”] 1. a long, narrow, open container of wood, stone, etc. for holding water or food for animals 2. any similarly shaped… …   English World dictionary

• trough — noun (plural troughs) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trog; akin to Old High German trog trough, Old English trēow tree, wood more at tree Date: before 12th century 1. a. a long shallow often V shaped receptacle for the drinking water …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• trough — noun 1》 a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of.     ↘a similar container, e.g. one for growing plants. 2》 a channel used to convey a liquid.     ↘a long hollow in the earth s surface. 3》 an elongated region of low… …   English new terms dictionary

• trough — [[t]trɔf, trɒf[/t]] or, sometimes, [[t]trɔθ, trɒθ[/t]] n. 1) a long, narrow, open receptacle, usu. boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals 2) any of several similarly shaped receptacles used for various commercial or… …   From formal English to slang

• trough — n. 1 a long narrow open receptacle for water, animal feed, etc. 2 a channel for conveying a liquid. 3 an elongated region of low barometric pressure. 4 a hollow between two wave crests. 5 the time of lowest economic performance etc. 6 a region… …   Useful english dictionary

• RAIN — (Heb. מָטָר ,גֶּשֶׁם). The large number of quotations referring to rain in the biblical and talmudic sources may be attributed to the fact that rain is the most important climatic element for the agriculture of Israel, particularly in non… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism