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 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 Common construction materials such as drywall, brick, plaster, metal ducts, and concrete can absorb or reflect radio frequencies at varying rates. — K.h. Koehler, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026 Van Ertvelde said most of the field this weekend is running the full cooling package — ducts, fans, chiller and driver cooling shirt. — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 In 2024, a passenger who tried to force open a door and injured a flight attendant while flying from Milwaukee to Dallas was duct-taped to his seat. — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for duct

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Noun

The note change is a marker, but the organ, in which air is electronically blown through the pipes day and night for all to hear, has become an endearing sound that connects you to your being.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
The piers were 24 meters apart, with an iron pipe between them.

— Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of pipe

Noun

The married couple who owned the bag told officers their son had suggested concealing the knife inside the toothpaste tube in an attempt to get it through airport security, TSA said.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The original Hyperloop concept envisioned passenger or cargo pods moving at extremely high speeds through low-pressure tubes.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of tube

Noun

And a December storm in Southern California caused flooding that swept cars into a storm channel and prompted evacuations of some mobile home parks.

— John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Current leaks through transistors that should be switched off, and electrons move more sluggishly through channels only a few atoms thick.

— Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of channel

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