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duct

Definition

  • noun: a pipe or tube for air, water, electric power lines, etc., to pass through
  • noun: a bodily tube or vessel especially when carrying the secretion of a gland
  • verb: to enclose in a duct
  • synonyms: guidance, direction, channel

Examples

  • a building's air/heating/ventilation 'ducts'

  • the bile 'duct'

  • tear 'ducts'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) That's you. In five minutes, a poisoned gas pellet containing propane lithium compound... ...willbe released through thousands of air ducts in this city... ...effectively annihilating half the population of Metropolis. I was a reporter before most of my friends were copy boys. (..)
    1978 Superman