trunking

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trunking

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From trunk + -ing.

noun trunkings

countable, uncountable All the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.
countable, uncountable The movement of containers or packages between a terminal and a transporter's inland facilities, or the scheduled transportation service between locations. But long-distance trunking, of course, is the cream of the road haulier's job as well as the railway's; hence the anguish.
Similar: linehaul
UK, countable, uncountable A system of ducts for cables, heating or ventilation.
UK, countable, uncountable Plastic conduit or duct used to conceal and protect electrical wiring.
Similar: conduit
countable, uncountable A two-way radio technique that uses a control channel to automatically assign frequency channels to groups of user radios.

verb of trunk

Riding in the trunk of a car.

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"trunking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trunking. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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trunking. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trunking

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"trunking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trunking.

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@misc{trunking_2026,
  title = {trunking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trunking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}