Thesaurus results for DUCT

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 The original build haphazardly hid duct work and mechanical details behind varying heights of drywall. — Matt Goulet, Architectural Digest, 22 Sep. 2026 Punctal plugs are tiny devices placed in the tear ducts to slow tear drainage. — Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026 Then carefully pull it away from the wall and check the duct, clamps, and connections for gaps, tears, or loose sections. — Bianca Lambert, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026 Cattelan duct-taped a banana to a wall, Hirst put a shark in a tank of formaldehyde, and Duchamp put a urinal in a gallery and signed with a fake name. — Lis Anderson, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for duct

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Noun

The mollusks can form dense colonies that clog pipes, obstruct water flow and foul boat motors.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Prolonged pump stoppages could lead to a disastrous local scenario of ruptured water supply, district heating, and sewage pipes, even if electricity remains available elsewhere in the country.

— Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of pipe

Noun

Soto became the conduit, Day and Haitian sources said, for receiving the Haitian government’s $15 million partial payment on the contract.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Creators Drop The Pranks And Get Serious MIPCOM was a conduit for the developing creator economy this year, with the focus switching to those YouTube and digital stars who are actually building businesses.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of conduit

Noun

Bronchial asthma, or simply asthma, is, according to the Cleveland Clinic, a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that causes the breathing tubes in the lungs to swell, narrow, and produce extra mucus.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026
But the first third, yes, there are a lot of cathode ray tube TV screens.

— Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tube

Noun

While a filter holds the foam back, the gas passes through another channel into the eyedrop chamber, where the pressure exerted by it pushes the medication down a final microfluidic channel that leads directly into the corner of the patient's eye.

— Ben Coxworth October 23, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Most of the nitrogen used in fertilizer travels through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping channel in the Middle East controlled by Iran.

— Saige Miller, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

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