/ˈkɑːnˌduːwət, Brit ˈkɒndıt/ noun, pl -duits [count]
1 technical : a pipe or tube through which something (such as water or wire) passes
2 formal : someone or something that is used as a way of sending something (such as information or money) from one place or person to another
The council serves as a conduit [=channel] of information between the school and the children's parents.
— often + for
a port that has been a conduit for the trade of illegal weapons
Useful english dictionary. 2012.