ductwork
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈdʌktˌwɜrk/
- Specialized
:
conductos
- Then the ductwork comes out here where the ceiling is, Lord knows how high.
- ductwork systems
You have to look down a pipe and and or around the corner or into, you know, the ductwork or something.
- You have to look down a pipe and and or around the corner or into, you know, the ductwork or something.
Examples
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You can see going through the ductwork that's connected to the machine.
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"We're adding soffits all around the room - the ductwork is supposed to be concealed in that!"
Fiction book (1992) -
DIAGRAM: FIGURE 1: View from Above the Test Room and Ductwork Inside and Outside of the Test Room
Academic text (2003) -
The ductwork for the air-conditioning and heat was finished, though.
Fiction book (1999) -
And this morning you were testing the new ductwork, blowing compressed air through it, right?
Fiction book (1999) -
Say, why don't you redo the ductwork on Unit Seven and call it in?
Fiction book (1992) -
The supply ductwork of the system undergoes very high relative humidity conditions during the cooling season.
Academic text (1997) -
The salon is huge, airy, filled with light, and has snaking ductwork, giant windows, and mirrors bouncing the room even bigger.
Blog text (34) -
A schematic drawing should be developed to depict the HVAC system, including all air-side equipment components and ductwork.
Academic text (1997) -
Central air conditioning systems use ductwork to distribute cool air throughout the house.
Synonyms
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4.4
A network of tubes in a building that carries air or gas
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Etymology
Ductwork comes from duct ('a tube') and work; duct comes from an old root meaning 'to lead', which you can also see in conduct. So ductwork is literally the 'tube work' that leads air, cables, or water through a building, and that is why the word means both the system of ducts and the job of installing or fixing them.