noun
- a tube or passage that carries air, liquid, or other substances
- a tube in the body that carries bodily fluids
Usage: anatomy
verb
- to convey through a duct or channel
Examples
- The heating duct carries warm air throughout the house.
- Clean the air ducts regularly to improve ventilation.
- The tear duct drains fluid from the eye.
- Bile travels through ducts to reach the small intestine.
- The cables were ducted through underground passages.
- Workers ducted the exhaust fumes outside the building.