add. ·- a system of electric traction, ·esp. for light railways, in which the actuating current passes along a wire or rail laid in an underground conduit, from which the current is "picked up" by a plow or other device fixed to the car or electric locomotive. hence conduit railway.
CONDUIT SYSTEM
Meaning of CONDUIT SYSTEM in English
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012