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Blowhole   /blˈoʊhˌoʊl/   Listen
Blowhole

noun
1.
The spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull.
2.
A hole for the escape of gas or air.  Synonyms: vent, vent-hole, venthole.






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"Blowhole" Quotes from Famous Books



... the passage of air.] Airpipe. — N. air pipe, air tube; airhole[obs3], blowhole, breathinghole[obs3], venthole; shaft, flue, chimney, funnel, vent, nostril, nozzle, throat, weasand[obs3], trachea; bronchus, bronchia[Med]; larynx, tonsils, windpipe, spiracle; ventiduct[obs3], ventilator; louvre, jalousie, Venetian blinds; blowpipe &c. ...
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