duct

noun

ˈdəkt How to pronounce duct (audio)
Definition of ductnext
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 Television guitarist and co-founder Richard Lloyd has been diagnosed with bile-duct cancer, and a GoFundMe has been launched to assist him and his family in covering his medical expenses. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026 Richard Lloyd, a founding member and guitarist of the influential rock band Television, has been diagnosed with bile-duct cancer. — Sameen, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Which brings us to the nomination that will have the tear ducts full in the room. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Energy density optimization for scalability The architecture also removes the need for bulky cooling plates, air ducts, and wide safety gaps between individual modules. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for duct
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duct
  1. pipe
  2. conduit
  3. tube
  4. channel
Noun
  • Along the way, temperatures have grown hotter and pipes have gotten larger, both of which increase the electricity generated by each well.
    — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But with the pipe capped, Daniel and Silo 18 are at a stand off.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of pipe
Noun
  • Police found heavy-gauge copper wire and burglary tools consistent with cutting conduit and electrical wire.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The most famous of these ideas, the Phillips Curve, sees tight labor markets and rising wages as the major conduit for inflation.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of conduit
Noun
  • When a seal like Violet won’t eat on its own, caretakers use a tube to feed it.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This same safety priority forces cooling tubes to be placed over shirts rather than directly on the skin.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of tube
Noun
  • Some of those games will also be shown on the Sky Sports WSL YouTube channel.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Jay Bowles, owner of popular Youtube channel called Plasma Channel, transported the experimental device 14,000 kilometers to test it near the Namibian coast with support from University of Namibia researchers in Swakopmund.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of channel

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“Duct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duct. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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