thermos

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a vacuum-insulated flask or container designed to keep its contents hot or cold

   She poured hot coffee from the thermos at the mountain shelter.

Common collocations

• thermos bottle Noun + noun
• thermos flask Noun + noun

From Thermos, a trademark registered in the early twentieth century and later widely used as a common noun for a vacuum flask. The brand name was formed from Ancient Greek thermos ("hot, warm"), related to therme ("heat").

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