utilidor

[ yoo-til-i-dawr ]

/ yuˈtɪl ɪˌdɔr /

an aboveground, insulated network of pipes and cables, used to convey water and electricity in communities situated in areas of permafrost.

Origin of utilidor

utili(ty) + -dor, as in thermidor

I ducked into a utilidor, changed into my costume and went back onstage.

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom |Cory Doctorow
In a dreamlike buzz, I stood and wandered out into the utilidor, out through the western castmember parking, and away.

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom |Cory Doctorow
I was enough of a castmember that I sought out a utilidor before I collapsed against a wall, head down.

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom |Cory Doctorow
I slept in a sleeping bag on the floor of the utilidor, with a couple dozen others, in three hour shifts.

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom |Cory Doctorow

Dan was waiting in the utilidor, crouched and dozing against the wall.

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom |Cory Doctorow

utilidor

/ (juːˈtɪlɪˌdɔː) /

Canadian an enclosed and insulated conduit for sewage and other utilities placed above the level of permafrost