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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 In 2022, large amounts of asbestos were found in the air ducts of the museum’s Van der Steur and Bodon buildings, as well as behind the wood paneling in the Van der Steur building. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 So they were all gathered in the trap room under the stage, which was surprisingly warm because heating ducts ran beneath it and heat rises. — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 Students could be exposed to asbestos in older buildings if pipes, boilers or ducts are not properly maintained. — Rebecca Smullin Dawson, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 The original build haphazardly hid duct work and mechanical details behind varying heights of drywall. — Matt Goulet, Architectural Digest, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for duct

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The pipes in portable washrooms would have frozen, so the production hired extra drivers to shuttle crew to their hotel bathrooms.

— Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
And while unstable coalitions repeatedly fused and dissolved in the halls of power, outside these halls pipes burst and roads crumbled.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of pipe

Noun

The central hull contains two large compartments believed to house missile tubes.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
The collection centers on Sorino | WS, the brand’s merino wool and silk blend, used in its HLS base-layer system as well as face masks, neck tubes and balaclavas.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of tube

Noun

The power channels through a sophisticated 9-speed automatic transmission to a single, massive 12-inch (305-mm) wide rear tire.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Engineers can also adjust channel width to balance performance, power consumption, and the space occupied by a device.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of channel

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