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thermos

[ thur-muhs ]

noun

  1. a vacuum bottle or similar container lined with an insulating material, such as polystyrene, to keep liquids hot or cold.


Thermos

/ ˈθɜ˳¾É™²õ /

noun

  1. a type of stoppered vacuum flask used to preserve the temperature of its contents See also Dewar flask
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Origin of thermos1

First recorded in 1905–10; formerly a trademark
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Instead of using plastic water bottles, I use reusable thermoses or, if I did use a plastic water bottle, I can reuse it.

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“I like to carry a small thermos with hot tea,†he said.

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Then, according to the Smithsonian, in 1904, “‘thermos’ vacuum bottles began keeping workers' drinks hot or cold until the noon whistle blew†and that same decade they began designing lunchboxes, too.

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Hayes also owns the green Stanley thermos, which she takes on hikes and snowshoeing trips with hot cocoa or hot water to stay warm.

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If we’re dealing in clichés, these thermoses belong in the lunchbox of a guy taking a break from the assembly line or in the hands of a construction worker.

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