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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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for duct

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Noun

NuCube previously partnered with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to examine how heat pipes endure stress at temperatures surpassing 900°C (1,652°F).

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
The bit caught a pipe strap and wrenched him off a ladder, tearing off his thumb and mangling his hand.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of pipe

Noun

That included the East-West Pipeline, the main conduit Saudi Arabia has used to circumvent Iranian and American closures of the Strait of Hormuz.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Lady Kitty Spencer served as the conduit who accepted the award on behalf of the fashion house.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of conduit

Noun

Think about squeezing just the very end of a full tube of toothpaste, Jimenez said.

— Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Briscoe, for instance, has found that in neural-tube patterning there are two ways of reaching the same place in the landscape — a finding that reconciled previously contradictory observations.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of tube

Noun

If a message appears to come from the boss but something feels off, Cranor said, workers should verify it through another channel before responding.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Izumi, a viewer of his channel based in Japan, tells him the jeans would fetch a fortune in Tokyo’s denim market.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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