duct

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. A [[pipe]], [[tube]] or [[canal]] which carries [[gas]] or [[liquid]] from one place to another.
2. {{lb|en|physics}} A [[layer]] (as in the [[atmosphere]] or the [[ocean]]) which occurs under usually [[abnormal]] conditions and in which [[radio wave|radio]] or [[sound wave]]s are [[confine]]d to a [[restrict]]ed [[path]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[guidance|Guidance]], [[direction]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[enclose]] in a duct.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[channel]] something (such as a [[gas]]) or [[propagate]] something (such as [[radio wave]]s) through a duct or [[series]] of ducts.

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