duct
/dʌkt/ n [C]Definition
› a tube or pipe in a building that carries liquid or air or protects wires: Air conditioning requires ventilating ducts. › A duct is also a narrow tube in the body that carries a liquid: tear ducts
(Definition of duct n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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