Meaning & use
feeder
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A device or container used to supply food, especially to animals, or something that supplies or leads into a larger system.
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She refilled the bird feeder every morning.
The rural road serves as a feeder for the main highway.
A note on using this word
In infrastructure and transportation, a "feeder" route or line is a smaller channel that funnels traffic, resources, or people into a larger, central system.
Words with a similar meaning
suppliertributary
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A smaller route, line, or system that channels traffic or resources into a larger one.
The commuter train runs as a feeder line into the city's central station.
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