vacuum bottle

noun

1. a bottle or flask having a vacuum liner that prevents the escape of heat from hot contents, usually liquids, or the entrance of heat into cold contents; thermos.

vacuum bottle

1. A container with a double wall and a partial vacuum in the space between the two walls. Vacuum bottles are used to minimize the transfer of heat between the inside and the outside and thus keep the contents at a desired temperature.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vacuum bottle¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Then, according to the Smithsonian, in 1904, “‘thermos’ vacuum bottles began keeping workers' drinks hot or cold until the noon whistle blew” and that same decade they began designing lunchboxes, too.

From Salon

“My daughter loves my ramen,” I casually threw out one day, explaining that I heat the vacuum bottle with boiling water before adding the hot broth.

From New York Times

Candy always makes me thirsty, and I didn’t bring the vacuum bottle.”

From Project Gutenberg

Usually the hot water in the vacuum bottle, when added to the milk, will make the feeding the right temperature for the baby.

From Project Gutenberg

We started promptly the next morning, after draining the last of the hot chocolate from our vacuum bottles, which we left behind.

From Project Gutenberg

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