A horizontally growing, sympodial stem system; adventitious roots form near the apex, and a new runner emerges from the axil of a reduced leaf. Also known as stolon.

In a plastics injection or transfer mold, the channel (usually circular) that connects the sprue with the gate to the mold cavity.

1. The part of a casting between itself and the gate assembly of the mold.

2. A channel through which molten metal flows from one receptacle to another.

A vertical timber sheet pile used to prevent collapse of an excavation.