duct
/dʌkt/ noun C1- 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, telephone cables, or other conductors.
- A vessel for conveying lymph or glandular secretions such as tears or bile.
- A tube or elongated cavity (such as a xylem vessel) for conveying water, sap, or air.
- 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.
Plural ducts
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My boots are deteriorating rapidly, held together by duct tape and sheer willpower, mirroring the physical exhaustion that permeates my very bones.
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