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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 calledconduit 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.
Derived Forms
- ˈܳٱ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܳl adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of duct1
Word History and Origins
Origin of duct1
Example Sentences
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.
Photos circulated worldwide of him naked, blindfolded, tied up, and bound to a board with duct tape by his American captors.
The owner of Pontins holiday parks has been charged with corporate manslaughter after an air conditioning duct fell on guests at a resort.
The person covered one surveillance camera with duct tape but was filmed by a separate camera throwing a chunk of concrete at the car multiple times and cutting the tires, police said.
He pulled her hair, poured cold water over her and bound her arms and legs with white duct tape, according to the report.
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