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Look up: Blowhole


  1. Blowhole
    Blowhole is slang for the anus.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZB.HTM

  2. Blowhole
    In cetaceans, the single or paired respiratory opening.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21699

  3. Blowhole
    [anatomy] In biology, a blowhole is the hole at the top of a cetacean`s head through which the animal breathes air. It is homologous with the nostril of other mammals. As whales reach the water surface to breathe, they will forcefully expel air through the blowhole. Not only is air expelled,...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowhole_(anatomy)

  4. blowhole
    [n] - the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=blowhole

  5. Blowhole
    A casting defect caused by trapped steam or gas.
    Found op http://www.hobbyshed.co.uk/model_kit_modelmaking_guides_glossary_abcd.htm

  6. Blowhole
    A cavity generally over 1.6 mm in diameter, formed by entrapped gas during solidification of molten metal.
    Found op http://www.meg.co.uk/courses/gl.php

  7. Blowhole
    A defect in a casting caused by trapped steam or gas. See also: Casting.
    Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/b/l/blowhole/source.html

  8. blowhole
    A large void in the solder connection created by outgassing during the soldering process. Volatile contaminants, air or gas trapped in the solder expand with the application of heat, leaving holes in the solder joint.
    Found op http://www.ami.ac.uk/courses/topics/0100_gls/glossary/glossb.htm

  9. Blowhole
    Blow'hole` noun 1. 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. 2. A nostril or spiracle in the top of the hea...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/69



  1. blowhole
    1. 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. ... 2. A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean. ... There are two spiracles or blowholes i...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?blowhole

  2. blowhole
    noun the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=blowhole

  3. Blowhole
    • (n.) A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean. • (n.) An air hole in a casting. • (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 e...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/blowhole/

  4. blowhole
    (from the article `sea cave`) ...caves. Zones of weakness in the cliff give way under the force of the waves and are eroded out; these cavities are enlarged by the hydraulic ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/80

  5. blowhole
    (from the article `steel`) ...placed on top of the ingot, freezing a layer of liquid steel and trapping the gas bubbles inside the solidifying ingot, as shown in B in the ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/80

  6. Blowhole
    [geology] In geology, a blowhole is formed as sea caves grow landwards and upwards into vertical shafts and expose themselves towards the surface, which can result in blasts of water from the top of the blowhole if the geometry of the cave and blowhole and state of the weather are appropriat...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowhole_(geology)

  7. Blowhole
    Blowhole is slang for the anus.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZB.HTM

  8. Blowhole
    In geography, a blowhole is a hole in the roof of a seaside cave through which sit and sometimes water are forced by the rising tide.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AB.HTM

  9. Blowhole
    A nostril opening on the top of the head of cetaceans (whales, porpoises, dolphins).
    Found op http://www.oceanoasis.org/fieldguide/glossary.html

  10. blowhole
    1) Spiracle 2) The spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/blowhole/1

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