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caliduct|ˈkælɪdʌkt|
[f. (app. by Wotton) L. cali-dus hot, or cal-or heat + ductus, after aqueduct. Cf. F. caliduc (in the Academy's Dict. 1801).]
A duct or pipe for the conveyance of heat by means of steam, hot water, or air.
1651Reliq. Wotton. 254 Pipes..transporting heate to sundry parts of the House from one common Furnace..I am ready to baptize them Caliducts as well as they are termed Venti-ducts and Aquæ-ducts that convey winde and water. 1664Evelyn Kal. Hort. (1729) 228 Since the Subterranean Caliducts have been introduced..the most tender..Plants..did outlive..those rigorous Seasons. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v., The ancient caliducts. 1863Draper Int. Devel. Europe xvi. (1865) 348 Earthen pipes, or caleducts, imbedded in the walls. |