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ductlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From duct + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a duct.
   • But this cavern almost measureless to the eye, stuffed as it is with an Eiffel Tower’s worth of metal, eight-story wheels of gold fan-shape boxes, thousands of miles of wire and fat ductlike coils, echoes with the shriek of power tools, the whine of pumps and cranes, beeps and clanks from wrenches, hammers, screwdrivers and the occasional falling bolt. 2007 May 15, Dennis Overbye, “A Giant Takes On Physics’ Biggest Questions”, in New York Times:

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