- plural of trough.
troughs
Example Sentences
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He has turned to buying water and hauling it with a tanker truck to fill troughs for the cows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Regions corresponding to the crests contain more electrons, while the troughs contain fewer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
The peaks and troughs under Clarke were quite something.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
At the troughs of this structure, there were notable bullish reactions, including a harami in September 2024 and a bullish engulfing candle in April 2025, both of which previously triggered strong upside moves.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
We would exchange remedies and try to outdo each other in the recital of our physical miseries; gently we would complain, our voices soft and minor key and mournful as pigeons in the eaves troughs.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
