"troughing" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1958 May 6, “Widening at Dun Laoghaire, C.I.E.”, in Railway Magazine, page 342:",
          "text": "The decking of the bridge consisted of steel troughing over an average clear span of 26 ft., the troughing being filled in with concrete to form the road surface.",
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