receptacle
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During an in-flight refueling mission, a rigid pipe is lowered from the tanker part of the aircraft and inserted into a small receptacle on the receiving aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
At the end of the day, a platform is a receptacle for posts; it is up to us what we do with it.
From Slate • Jun. 12, 2025
Creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri described her collection as "demonstrating how clothing is a receptacle that affirms cultural, aesthetic and social codes".
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
L.A.’s devastating fires are only the latest episode in which the ocean has served as an unappreciated receptacle for trash and hazards originating on land.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025
Brooks objected: A cabinet made “a good receptacle for dirt, mice too.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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