Down-the-tube Sentence Examples

The disks fall down the tube G to a receptacle on the floor.

Horizontal rays of light entering at the top were reflected by a prism down the tube and focussed on to a sheet of paper in front of the helmsman inside the submarine.

The top is closed by a pressure-tight window, inside of which is a prism which reflects the light rays vertically down the tube to a prism at the bottom end, where they are reflected in a horizontal direction and focussed in an eyepiece attached to the bottom of the tube.

The reflected rays pass down the tube from the direction of the elevated pole instead of upward towards that pole.

As the tube grows, the contents of the pollen grain - essentially genetic material - passes down the tube.

Damage to the fallopian tubes can prevent the fertilized egg from traveling down the tube and into the uterus.

Start with the longest piece of cardstock and tape or glue it to the paper towel roll, about half way down the tube.