vacuum bottle

American  

noun

1. a bottle or flask having a vacuum liner that prevents the escape of heat from hot contents, usually liquids, or the entrance of heat into cold contents; thermos.

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vacuum bottle Scientific  

1. A container with a double wall and a partial vacuum in the space between the two walls. Vacuum bottles are used to minimize the transfer of heat between the inside and the outside and thus keep the contents at a desired temperature.

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Etymology

Origin of vacuum bottle

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

“My daughter loves my ramen,” I casually threw out one day, explaining that I heat the vacuum bottle with boiling water before adding the hot broth.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2019

It resembles an old-school vacuum bottle but has a modern button-activated lid that makes it easy to drink from one-handed.

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2018

Regardless of the mug design, you may need a few sizes of bottle brushes to clean in and around the lid mechanism, the spout, and deep into the vacuum bottle itself.

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2018

One vice he has: coffee, which he drinks all day long from a vacuum bottle.

From Time Magazine Archive

They ate their luncheon there together, he serving her with hot coffee from the vacuum bottle, she plying him with sandwiches.

From Blue-Bird Weather by Gibson, Charles Dana

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