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duct - What does it mean?

Definition of 'duct'

English

(Wikipedia)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another.
  • heating and air-conditioning ducts
  • An enclosure or channel for electrical cable runs.
  • (obsolete) Guidance; direction.
  • otherwise to express His care and love to mankind, viz., in giving and consigning to them His written word for a rule and constant director of life, not leaving them to the duct of their own inclinations. — Henry Hammond.

    Derived terms

    * ductal * ducted * ducting * ductor * duct tape * Mullerian ducts * Wolffian ducts

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To channel something through a duct (or series of ducts)