duct
/dʌkt/
noun
- A tube or channel that carries air, liquid, or other substances, especially in a building or machine.
- The heating duct in the basement needs to be cleaned.
- Water flows through a duct from the roof to the garden.
- The air conditioning duct runs behind the walls.
- A tube in the body that carries a fluid such as tears, bile, or sweat.
- A blocked tear duct can cause watery eyes.
- Sweat glands release sweat through tiny ducts in the skin.
- The bile duct carries bile from the liver to the small intestine.