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Utilidor Canad.|juːˈtɪlɪdɔə(r)|
Also u-.
[f. utility n. + -dor ad. Gr. δῶρον gift. For the formation cf. cuspidor, humidor, and thermidor.]
The proprietary name of a system of enclosed conduits used esp. for carrying water and sewerage in regions of permafrost.
1957Maclean's Mag. 14 Sept. 92/2 At many outposts such as Churchill, Norman Wells and Frobisher ingenious insulated conduit boxes called ‘utilidors’ are used to convey water, sewage and heating pipes to their destinations. The idea is that the warmth from the heating pipes is just enough to keep the other two pipes from freezing. 1969Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 15 Apr. tm 112 Ric-Wil, Incorporated, Barberton, Ohio. Filed June 12, 1967. Utilidor. For prefabricated conduits used in under⁓ground services... First use at least as early as Apr. 30, 1950. 1977Islander (Victoria, B.C.) 21 Aug. 14/3 Each year one expects to pay $5000 for utilities hooked to each house by the famous utilidor. |