duct

[duct]

A duct is a pipe, tube, or tunnel through which water can flow. If there's a leaking duct in your kitchen, you may need to patch it or replace it in any event, you should probably call a plumber.

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Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed.

Noun
an enclosed conduit for a fluid

Noun
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake''s fangs"

Noun
a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls


n.
Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed.

n.
One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination.

n.
A large, elongated cell, either round or prismatic, usually found associated with woody fiber.

n.
Guidance; direction.


Duct

Duct , n. [L. ductus a leading, conducting, conduit, fr. ducere, ductum, to lead. See Duke, and cf. Douche.] 1. Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed. 2. (Anat.) One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination. 3. (Bot.) A large, elongated cell, either round or prismatic, usually found associated with woody fiber. &hand; Ducts are classified, according to the character of the surface of their walls, or their structure, as annular, spiral, scalariform, etc. 4. Guidance; direction. [Obs.] Hammond.

Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed.

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Usage Examples

When they searched my car, they said that they found a gasoline canister and I think duct tape. Who wouldn't have a gasoline canister on them when driving 3,000 miles across country?

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