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duct
[duhkt]
noun
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
Anatomy, Zoology.a tube, canal, or vessel conveying a body fluid, especially a glandular secretion or excretion.
Botany.a cavity or vessel formed by elongated cells or by many cells.
Electricity.a single enclosed runway for conductors or cables.
Printing.(in a press) the reservoir for ink.
verb (used with object)
to convey or channel by means of a duct or ducts.
Heat from the oven is ducted to the outside.
duct
/ ʌ /
noun
a tube, pipe, or canal by means of which a substance, esp a fluid or gas, is conveyed
any bodily passage, esp one conveying secretions or excretions
a narrow tubular cavity in plants, often containing resin or some other substance
Also called: conduit.a channel or pipe carrying electric cable or wires
a passage through which air can flow, as in air conditioning
the ink reservoir in a printing press
duct
A tube or tubelike structure through which something flows, especially a tube in the body for carrying a fluid secreted that is by a gland.
Other Word Forms
- ductless adjective
- ˈܳٱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of duct1
Word History and Origins
Origin of duct1
Example Sentences
Another woman and her infant survived a tank shelling near her home, but she had shrapnel in her chest, part of which severed her milk duct.
Last November, a man who tried to open the plane door during an American Airlines flight was restrained and tied up by fellow passengers with duct tape.
One of the most famous involved Frank Morris, and brothers Clarence and John Anglin, who escaped in June 1962 by placing papier-mâché heads in their beds and breaking out through ventilation ducts.
Look at Hinch now: The Tigers earned their first playoff berth in 10 years last season, with a fraying rotation held together by Skubal and duct tape.
But instead – using the technique of saucissonnage, or the practice of tying them up like a saucisson, a salami - the man bound her with zip ties and duct tape, and left her in the bathroom.
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