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duct

noun

ˈdəkt

Definition of duct

as in pipe

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) air ducts to provide ventilation

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Recent Examples of duct This is Gordo and Tracy sacrificing themselves by running onto the moon’s surface with only duct-tape suits to stop a nuclear reactor from melting down. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2026 The side intakes and ducts could be portals to another dimension. — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 7 July 2026 This is just the price that is paid for the adventure in the air duct. — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 But in reality, closed or blocked vents disrupt the airflow balance and can cause pressure to build up in the duct system, making the blower work harder. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for duct

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Sometime after 2021, Higgs constructed a parking lot and installed an undersized pipe in an attempt to permit the surface water to pass under the lot.

— Zuri Primos July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
The project seeks to add two new compressor units to an existing station on High Meadow Lane, increasing pipeline capacity without installing a new pipe, but requires final state air quality permits before moving forward.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

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Sitting at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, the strait serves as a conduit for about 12% of global trade and has become even more vital for Saudi oil exports following the shuttering of the Strait of Hormuz.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
The White House press corps, the conduit that routes and shapes the official government narrative, has itself been reshaped, its composition altered to better reflect the President’s preferences.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Definition of conduit

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Scientists held an absorbent plastic tube near a mole rat for about half an hour to pick up the volatile molecules coming off its body.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Workers also had to remove more cabling than planned to install the new launch tubes, which added extra work and delayed the schedule.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

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