thermos

noun

ther·mos ˈthər-məs

: a container (such as a bottle or jar) with a vacuum between an inner and outer wall used to keep material and especially liquids either hot or cold for considerable periods

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The daughter tells her mother to ask the little doctor if her father can at least have sips of the hot water that her mother brings dutifully each day in a thermos. —

Weike Wang, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024 From over a moat and under a tall gate, the heavy wooden teahouse appears with its black-tiled roof and upturned eaves, along with the sound of Mr. Yang’s clanging thermoses. —

Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2024 As for sustainability, the property minimizes disposables and single-use plastic with bulk dispensers in the shower, coffee deliveries in insulated thermoses, and complete dishware and cutlery in each kitchenette. —

Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2024 Loading your audio article Cops are hunting the creep who hurled a racist insult at an Asian man before bashing him in the head with a thermos in Manhattan, cops and police sources said. —

Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for thermos