Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of trough
nountroughing (countable and uncountable, plural troughings)
plural troughings
- countableuncountableA system of troughs.
troughing for signalling cables
1 more example
The decking of the bridge consisted of steel troughing over an average clear span of 26 ft., the troughing being filled in with concrete to form the road surface.
1958 May 28, “Widening at Dun Laoghaire, C.I.E.”, in Railway Magazine, page 342
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troughing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troughing
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“troughing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troughing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “troughing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troughing.
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