Duct vs. Outlet

Ductnoun

A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another.

‘heating and air-conditioning ducts’;

Outletnoun

A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.

Ductnoun

An enclosure or channel for electrical cable runs.

Outletnoun

Something which allows for the release of one's desires.

Ductnoun

(obsolete) Guidance; direction.

Outletnoun

A river that runs out of a lake.

Ductverb

To channel something through a duct (or series of ducts).

Outletnoun

A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.

Ductnoun

Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed.

Outletnoun

A wall-mounted device such as a socket or receptacle connected to an electrical system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment or appliances.

Ductnoun

One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination.

Outletnoun

The place or opening by which anything is let out; a passage out; an exit; a vent.

‘Receiving all, and having no outlet.’;

Ductnoun

A large, elongated cell, either round or prismatic, usually found associated with woody fiber.

Outletverb

To let out; to emit.

Ductnoun

Guidance; direction.

Outletnoun

a place of business for retailing goods

Ductnoun

a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance;

‘the tear duct was obstructed’; ‘the alimentary canal’; ‘poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs’;

Outletnoun

receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices

Ductnoun

a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls

Outletnoun

an opening that permits escape or release;

‘he blocked the way out’; ‘the canyon had only one issue’;

Ductnoun

an enclosed conduit for a fluid

Outletnoun

activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion;

‘she had no other outlet for her feelings’; ‘he gave vent to his anger’;