Thesaurus results for TUBES

tubes

noun

plural of tube

as in pipes

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) watched the liquid move through the tube between the flasks and recorded the movement in his chemistry notebook

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as in TVs

an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound we plan to relax and spend some time in front of the tube tonight

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Recent Examples of tubes Pi is also an important part of calculations when looking at how liquids flow through tubes and barriers. —

ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026 As the population of Alameda has grown, the Webster and Posey tubes which connect the island to downtown Oakland have developed into congested arteries. —

Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026 Already, federal officials predict water levels could fall so low at Lake Powell by August that water will no longer flow through the intake tubes for Glen Canyon Dam’s hydroelectric turbines. —

Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026 The system acts as the digital interface linking the submarine’s navigation systems, mission computers, and the launch tubes that house the ballistic missiles. —

Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026 Mud tunnels, or shelter tubes, about the width of a straw, on the foundation, floor joists, and other parts of the house are signs of a colony. —

Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026 If Lake Powell’s level declines to a point that water can only pass through four 8-foot-wide bypass tubes, that would limit how much can reach California, Arizona and Nevada. —

Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026 Much like Early One Morning, the surrounding tubes in Bove’s work take on a decidedly imagistic, pictorial quality, their crumpled strands suggesting wide, overlapping brushstrokes varying in tone and texture depending on the play of shadow and light. —

Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026 If Powell really drops below the point of producing power in the next few years, releasing water only through the bypass tubes could complicate not just maintaining a healthy river for Grand Canyon but delivering enough water to Lake Mead and the millions of users downstream. —

Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 28 Feb. 2026

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People have been struck while talking on landlines, while using computers, even while sitting on the toilet, according to the National Weather Service, because current can travel through telephone wires, electrical connections, and metal pipes.

— Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
In September, when the weather turned cold early and the pipes froze, Krogh personally delivered thermoses of hot water to each tent — enough for each guest to wash their face.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026