n.
- a tube or passageway in a building or machine for air, cables, etc.
- a vessel in the body for conveying lymph or glandular secretions.
▸a vessel in a plant for conveying water, sap, or air.
v.
convey through a duct.
Derivative
Etymology
C17 (in the sense ‘course’ or ‘direction’): from L. ductus ‘leading, aqueduct’ from duct-, ducere ‘lead’.
