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Trunking

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    All the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The movement of containers or packages between a terminal and a transporter's inland facilities, or the scheduled transportation service between locations. countable, uncountable

    "But long-distance trunking, of course, is the cream of the road haulier's job as well as the railway's; hence the anguish."

  3. 3
    A system of ducts for cables, heating or ventilation. UK, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Plastic conduit or duct used to conceal and protect electrical wiring. UK, countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A two-way radio technique that uses a control channel to automatically assign frequency channels to groups of user radios. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of trunk form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From trunk + -ing.

Etymology 2

From trunk + -ing.

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