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utilidor [< trademark] North 
n. See 1958 quote.
- 1957 At many outposts such as Churchill, Norman Wells and Frobisher ingenious insulated conduit boxes called "utilidors" are used to convey water, sewage and heating pipes to their destinations. The idea is that the warmth from the heating pipes is just enough to keep the other two pipes from freezing. But utilidors are not used in old Aklavik, mainly because [of] the cost of installing them . . . .
- 1958 Pipelines carrying the heating water, domestic water and sewer lines will be carried in insulated boxes called "utilidors," which will be above ground.
- 1965 . . . buildings on stilts are connected together by a labyrinth of "utilidors," the flumes that house the hot water, heat and sewage pipes. These flumes are also on stilts and the combination gives Inuvik a most unusual appearance.
- 1957 At many outposts such as Churchill, Norman Wells and Frobisher ingenious insulated conduit boxes called "utilidors" are used to convey water, sewage and heating pipes to their destinations. The idea is that the warmth from the heating pipes is just enough to keep the other two pipes from freezing. But utilidors are not used in old Aklavik, mainly because [of] the cost of installing them . . . .