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

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At least three sets of mate gourds and thermoses sat untouched on the coffee table. — Candace Rose Rardon, Longreads, "The Country Where Fútbol Comes First," 10 July 2018 And one of the walk-up food locations is a lunch pail that’s been propped up with a giant thermos. — Mekado Murphy, New York Times, "Walk Among Giants — Woody Included — at Disney World's New Toy Story Land," 28 June 2018 The restaurant is in the shape of a giant lunch box, including an old-school thermos. — Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Disney Toy Story Land first look: Details bring attraction to life," 28 June 2018 Those who wanted more calm spread their prayer rugs and mats on a drying barley field behind the camp and sat there, sipping coffee and tea they from thermos bottles. — Washington Post, "Gaza protests driven by desperation, Hamas organization," 4 Apr. 2018 There’s a hammock with two people in it, a thermos next to a beach towel and a radio playing country music as kayaks bob across the lake a few hundred feet away. — Rachel Jones, charlotteobserver, "He's Mecklenburg's only wildlife officer in a county with over 1 million people," 28 June 2018 From left: pockets stacked on top of pockets at Junya Watanabe; Louis Vuitton’s luggage legacy repackaged as a vest, care of Virgil Abloh; a coat featuring two pockets that could fit a pre-work thermos and a post-work beer at OAMC. — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, "The Newest Men’s Clothing Trends to Follow (or Laugh At)," 28 June 2018 Make sure to bring warm clothes, a blanket or chair to sit in, and maybe even a thermos filled with tea or hot chocolate. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Enjoy a Cool Space Show Tonight When the Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower Appears," 28 July 2016 The weaponized silliness results in some painful pratfalls, including one character’s plunge from an apartment fire escape and, later, having a thermos of hot coffee thrown in his face. — Ann Hornaday, kansascity, "A game cast makes good-natured ‘Tag’ a fun time," 14 June 2018

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