How to pronounce trough
American English pronunciation
TRAWF
- IPA
- /ˈtɹɔf/
- Syllables
- TRAWF (1 syllable)
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What trough means
Most people know trough in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A long area of low air pressure
In a sentence: The weather report said a trough would bring clouds and rain by Friday.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English trog, a tub or basin, from a very old root meaning tree. The weather meaning grew from the same word.
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