as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
air ducts to provide ventilation
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of duct
The device also alerts you to brush tangles or blockages in the vacuum duct.
—
Toni Sutton, People.com, 13 June 2025
Then my brain started shooting memories to my heart and tear ducts.
—Mike Curato
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin, all in their 30s, shimmied with a homemade raft through hidden holes in their cell walls, climbed through a ventilation duct onto the roof and shoved off from the island fortress into the freezing, choppy waters of San Francisco Bay.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
In 2022, archaeologists rediscovered a narrow duct leading to a small ritual chamber 8 meters deep beneath one of the site’s temple buildings.
—ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for duct
Toni Sutton, People.com, 13 June 2025
Then my brain started shooting memories to my heart and tear ducts.
—Mike Curato
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin, all in their 30s, shimmied with a homemade raft through hidden holes in their cell walls, climbed through a ventilation duct onto the roof and shoved off from the island fortress into the freezing, choppy waters of San Francisco Bay.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
In 2022, archaeologists rediscovered a narrow duct leading to a small ritual chamber 8 meters deep beneath one of the site’s temple buildings.
—ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for duct
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duct
Noun
-
This suburban Milwaukee community is increasing its water rate by 22% South Milwaukee’s water rates are increasing by about 22% to recover costs of multiple construction projects, including lead pipe replacements.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
-
Back in 2001, some anthropologists got permission from a museum to borrow twenty-four clay pipe fragments that had been dug up in the small town of Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare used to live.—
Sam Kelly
July 8,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
Noun
-
One hole was for the electric box for the 120-volt outlet, and the other hole was for a one-gang electric box the conduit that would house the fiber optic cable.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
-
Take Letters to Wendy’s, which tells its story via a year’s worth of customer comment cards, all submitted by an unnamed narrator who treats the fast-food space as a conduit for existential riffing.—
Dan Leach
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
Noun
-
Housed in its signature slim silver tube, this sheer yet buildable lip color delivers a rich plum tint that magically flatters nearly everyone.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
8 July 2025
-
Its attached solar panel charges all day, then automatically lights up the glass tube after hours for easier nighttime reading of the gauge.—
Molly Blanco,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 July 2025
Noun
-
Placed from a channel with the handle @novileanlifedaily5807 and the title Opportunistic Trader, the ad had been viewed more than 840,000 times.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
-
This aligns with Operation Reconquista, a movement launched over two years ago by Richard Ackerman (Redeemed Zoomer), whose YouTube channel has over 500,000 subscribers and rallies young conservatives to reclaim mainline churches.—
The Rev. Jake Dell,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Duct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duct. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share