Synonyms for thermos


Grammar : Noun
Spell : thur-muh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈθɜr məs


Définition of thermos

Origin :
  • trademark registered in Britain 1907, invented by Sir James Dewar (patented 1904 but not named then), from Greek thermos "hot" (see thermal). Dewar built the first one in 1892, but it was first manufactured commercially in Germany in 1904, when two glass blowers formed Thermos GmbH. Supposedly the company sponsored a contest to name the thing, and a Munich resident won with a submission of Thermos.
  • As in Thermos bottle [tm] : noun insulated bottle
  • As in canteen : noun container for liquids, used in travels
Example sentences :
  • In their places, suddenly, there were the thermos and the binoculars.
  • Extract from : « The Hohokam Dig » by Theodore Pratt
  • The day of that blessed comfort of the trail, the thermos flask, was not yet.
  • Extract from : « Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled » by Hudson Stuck
  • So she gets out the sandwiches and the thermos bottle and we take it that way.
  • Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
  • They filled the thermos bottle that had so puzzled Tom, and then sallied forth.
  • Extract from : « Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp » by Annie Roe Carr
  • They had a thermos bottle of cold tea which they referred to as “rum.”
  • Extract from : « The Cricket » by Marjorie Cooke
  • There was first of all a thermos bottle filled with hot tea.
  • Extract from : « The Mission of Janice Day » by Helen Beecher Long
  • Going to the stern he obtained his thermos bottle, uncorked it and drank.
  • Extract from : « Sign of the Green Arrow » by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell
  • Bob unpacked the sandwiches and the thermos bottle of hot chocolate.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Sugar » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • The maid had set the thermos bottle before the door at ten-thirty.
  • Extract from : « The Million Dollar Mystery » by Harold MacGrath
  • Stein, already awake, came up with a thermos of coffee and a snack.
  • Extract from : « Cue for Quiet » by Thomas L. Sherred

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