THERMOS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thermos mean? 

• THERMOS (noun)
  The noun THERMOS has 1 sense:

1. vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks

  Familiarity information: THERMOS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THERMOS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

thermos; thermos bottle; thermos flask

Hypernyms ("thermos" is a kind of...):

vacuum bottle; vacuum flask (flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures)

 Context examples 

The size can vary from that of a small thermos bottle up to that which may be mounted upon a large truck (also known as a 'cryogenic truck').

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