thermos

noun

ther·mos | \ ˈthər-məs

Definition of thermos

: a container (such as a bottle or jar) with a vacuum between an inner and outer wall used to keep material and especially liquids either hot or cold for considerable periods

Examples of thermos in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Savvy shoppers in 2021 have religated the folding chair to the garage and the thermos to the cupboard. — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 17 Nov. 2021 Ballinger recommends bringing a small thermos with hot tea or bone broth and water bottles that can fit inside your pack, so their contents won’t freeze. — Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2021 The electricity is out, so Hazel is forced to serve tea from a thermos. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021 Unlike my stainless steel thermos, the cup easily collapsed into a round disk small enough to fit in the pockets of our Navy Working Uniforms. — Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2021 Invest in a thermos—this is the most important one. — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 1 Nov. 2021 The coffee was issued from a battered old thermos and drunk from tin cups, the old thin-walled ones that transfer the heat to your hand. — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2021 The early start and short, cold walk in the dark, draped in blankets and clutching a thermos of coffee, were more than worth it to have the mountain seemingly to ourselves. — Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2021 The musician, who sipped from a thermos full of herbal tea, contemplated the song’s lyrics. — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021

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