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thermos

 
Dictionary: ther·mos   (thûr'məs) pronunciation
n., pl., -mos·es.
A vacuum bottle used to keep beverages hot or cold.

[Originally a trademark.]


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IN BRIEF: Any container for keeping liquids at almost the same temperature for several hours; vacuum bottle.

pronunciation There are sandwiches, fruit, cookies, and a thermos of hot tea in the picnic basket.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks
  Synonyms: thermos bottle, thermos flask


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - termoflaske

idioms:

  • thermos flask    termoflaske
  • thermos jug    termokande

Français (French)
n. - Thermos

idioms:

  • thermos bottle    bouteille Thermos
  • thermos flask    bouteille Thermos

Deutsch (German)
n. - Thermosflasche, Warmhalteflasche

idioms:

  • thermos bottle    Thermosflasche
  • thermos flask    Thermosflasche, Warmhalteflasche

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (εμπορ. σήμα) αδιάθερμο δοχείο, θερμός

idioms:

  • thermos flask    αδιάθερμο δοχείο, θερμός
  • thermos jug    κανάτα θερμός

Italiano (Italian)
termos

idioms:

  • thermos flask    termos
  • thermos jug    termos

Português (Portuguese)
n. - qualquer objeto (m) ou roupa térmica (f)

idioms:

  • thermos flask    cantil térmico (m)
  • thermos jug    garrafa térmica (m)

Русский (Russian)
термос

idioms:

  • thermos flask    термос
  • thermos jug    термос

Español (Spanish)
n. - termo, termos

idioms:

  • thermos bottle    botella térmica
  • thermos flask    termo, termos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - termos

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
热水瓶

idioms:

  • thermos flask    热水瓶, 保温瓶
  • thermos jug    保温壶, 热水瓶, 保温瓶

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 熱水瓶

idioms:

  • thermos flask    熱水瓶, 保溫瓶
  • thermos jug    保溫壺, 熱水瓶, 保溫瓶

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보온병, 서모스(상표명)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 魔法瓶

idioms:

  • thermos flask    魔法瓶
  • thermos jug    真空ビン

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תרמוס, שמרחום‬


 
 
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