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Definition trough in American English

trough noun

[countable] noun
/trɔf/
Example

a cattle trough

2

a low area between two high waves or hills

Example

The boat lay almost helpless in the trough of the waves.

Synonyms and related words
backwash billow breaker arroyo basin box canyon
3

a period when something that rises and falls regularly is at a low level, especially economic activity

Example

We try to adapt to peaks and troughs in demand.

Synonyms and related words
failure wilderness eclipse
4

a long narrow area of low pressure in the atmosphere between two areas of high pressure, usually causing bad weather

Synonyms and related words
air pressure anticyclone atmospheric pressure
Definition trough in American English