1) Air pipe 2) Air vent 3) Vent 4) Venthole
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1) Coastal geography 2) Exclusively Saxon word 3) Exclusively Anglo word 4) Main opening 5) Slang for the anus 6) Slang for the mouth 7) Spiracle 8) Word with Anglo-Saxon origins 9) Word of purely Anglo origin
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[anatomy] In cetology, 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, but so are mucus and carbon dioxide from the ani...
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[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 appropriate. A blowhole is also the name of a rare geologic ...
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• (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 extremity. • (n.) A hole in the ice to which w...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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A casting defect caused by trapped steam or gas.
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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.
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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 in the common whales, but only one in sperm whales,...
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In cetaceans, the single or paired respiratory opening.
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In cetaceans, the single or paired respiratory opening.
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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 head of a whale or other cetacean. » There are...
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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.
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Blowhole is slang for the anus.
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A cavity which was produced during the solidification of metal by evolved gas, which in failing to escape is held in pockets.
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A defect in a casting caused by trapped steam or gas.
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A cavity generally over 1.6 mm in diameter, formed by entrapped gas during solidification of molten metal.
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A defect in a casting caused by trapped steam or gas. See also: Casting.
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noun the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull
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A nostril opening on the top of the head of cetaceans (whales, porpoises, dolphins).
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An internal cavity in steel produced by gases during the solidification of the metal.
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Nostril(s) on the top of the head.
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an air or gas vent, esp. one to carry off fumes from a tunnel, underground passage, etc. · either of two nostrils or spiracles, or a single one, at the top of the head in whales and other cetaceans, through which they breathe. · a hole in the ice to which whales or seals come to breathe. · a defect in a casting or ingot caused by ...
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A cavity which was produced during the solidification of metal by evolved gas, which in failing to escape is held in pockets.
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