blowhole – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
blowhole
n.
vent for the escape of gas or air; spiracle of a whale or another cetacean located far back on the head; hole in the ice to which animals (such as whales, seals, etc.) come to breathe
Blowhole
blowhole
Noun
1. the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull
(hypernym) spiracle
(part-holonym) cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower
2. a hole for the escape of gas or air
(synonym) vent, venthole, vent-hole
(hypernym) hole
(hyponym) smoke hole
(part-holonym) air passage, air duct, airway
blowhole
n.
nozdry; dýchací otvor
Blowhole
(n.)
An air hole in a casting.
(n.)
A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean.
(n.)
A hole in the ice to which whales, seals, etc., come to breathe.
(n.)
A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the extremity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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