duct
noun
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Definition of duct
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a bodily tube or vessel especially when carrying the secretion of a gland
2a
: a pipe, tube, or channel that conveys a substance
b
: a pipe or tubular runway for carrying an electric power line, telephone cables, or other conductors
3
: a tube or elongated cavity (such as a xylem vessel) in plant tissue
4
: a layer (as in the atmosphere or the ocean) which occurs under usually abnormal conditions and in which radio or sound waves are confined to a restricted path
duct
verb
ducted;
ducting;
ducts
Definition of duct (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to enclose in a duct
2
: to convey (something, such as a gas) through a duct
also
: to propagate (something, such as radio waves) through a duct
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Other Words from duct
Noun
ductal
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adjective
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adjective
ductless
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adjective
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adjective
Synonyms for duct
Synonyms: Noun
channel, conduit, leader, line, penstock, pipe, trough, tube
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Examples of duct in a Sentence
Noun
air ducts to provide ventilationRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Ohio authorities were investigating after a dog was discovered injured — with her throat cut and her nose and mouth duct-taped — on the side of the road earlier this month. — Fox News, "Dog found on side of Ohio road with throat cut, nose and mouth duct-taped, police say," 25 Aug. 2019 The time-rearranging, tear-duct-straining This Is Us returns next month with a journey into the early ‘70s to learn more about a couple of Pearsons — specifically, the couple that started the Pearsons. — Dan Snierson, EW.com, "This Is Us season 4 first-look photos: Jack meets Rebecca's parents, Kevin has a new movie," 15 Aug. 2019 The country is one of the few to actually build fighter jets, producing F-16s under license from the U.S. TAI also produces center fuselages, air inlet ducts, and weapons pylons for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Turkey Has Its Own High-Tech Fighter Jet in the Works," 19 June 2019 The following year, reading specialist Shannon McDonnell devised a plan: If students turned in their reading logs, a beloved physical education teacher, Scott McQueeney, would get duct-taped to the school wall. — Nora Mcgreevy, BostonGlobe.com, "Slime, pig kissing, and duct tape: Educators get creative to keep kids reading over the summer," 8 Aug. 2019 Bhate’s testing did find some floor tiles and some tape on the air ducts that also contained asbestos. — Anna Beahm | Abeahm@al.com, al.com, "Asbestos tiles, tape to be replaced at Fire Station 27; tests found ‘no significant’ air pollutants," 19 July 2019 During a search of the withdrawing suspect’s car, a syringe was accidentally knocked into one of the car’s air ducts. — Joseph Clark, cleveland.com, "Medical transport called for withdrawing driver: Olmsted Falls Police Blotter," 25 July 2019 Mission Control's air ducts were black with coal tar from the cigarettes, and replaced during the restoration. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "'We did the impossible': What it was like inside Apollo 11's Mission Control," 19 July 2019 The researchers took water samples near a ventilation duct on the Cold War-era sub. — Ryan Prior, CNN, "A sunken Soviet nuclear submarine is leaking unusually high levels of radiation," 11 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
According to the Department of Energy, ducts that leak air can add hundreds of dollars to your energy bill each year. — Jessica Levy, Indianapolis Star, "4 ways this home repair will lower your energy bills and boost your health," 28 June 2019 Sterigenics executives said there would be dramatic improvements last summer after the company ducted vents from its sterilization chambers into existing pollution controls at both Willowbrook facilities. — Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com, "In a bid to reopen shuttered Willowbrook plant, Sterigenics proposes tighter controls on cancer-causing gas," 27 June 2019 Back in March, DARPA announced that it had awarded company called Aurora Flight Sciences a contract to start test its far-out design for a VTOL craft propelled by two dozen ducted fans. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "DARPA's Bonkers 24-Prop Plane Takes Flight," 19 Apr. 2016 Apprentices receive lower pay than more experienced metal fabricators, who make ducting for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, and are normally in demand by contractors. — Jeannette Lee Falsey, Alaska Dispatch News, "How bad is Alaska’s recession? Economists call it ‘moderate’ so far.," 26 July 2017 Miles of neatly ducted, shielded cables run along the ceiling. — Sebastian Anthony, Ars Technica, "Taking a flight on the best Boeing 757," 3 July 2017 The District 181 Board Monday approved paying for a fitness mezzanine and expanded storage at about $53,400, two operable windows per classroom for about $217,400 and ducted fan coil units in lieu of cassettes for about $134,500. — Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com, "Track not part of $400,000 in Hinsdale Middle School additions," 27 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'duct.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for duct
duct
noun
English Language Learners Definition of duct
: a pipe or tube for air, water, electric power lines, etc., to pass through
: a tube in the body that carries a particular liquid
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Kids Definition of duct
: a pipe, tube, or vessel that carries something
air-conditioning ducts tear ducts
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