ducting

[duhk-ting]

noun

1. ductwork.

2. materials for making ducts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ducting¹

First recorded in 1940–45; duct + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

In an update issued at 08:00 BST, LFB said the restaurant, external decking and ducting remained alight.

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The company is said to have "exposed Wendy Jones to the risk of death from the collapse of ventilation ducting, which was positioned at height in the Fun Factory at Pontins Brean Sands, in gross breach of its duty to take reasonable care for the safety of Wendy Jones".

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Eighteen people were injured at Pontins Brean Sands, Somerset. when a section of the ceiling and ducting inside its entertainment centre, called The Fun Factory, collapsed in February 2019.

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A BBC News special report into the incident last year highlighted the concerns from a former employee about the installation of insulation on top of the ceiling and ducting in 2015.

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The flames spread through the four-storey hotel in central London via ducting, damaging parts of the ground floor and half of the second floor and destroying the third floor and roof, London Fire Brigade said.

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