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Meaning of blowhole

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

blowhole

noun

Definitions

  1. The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.

  2. A vent for the escape of gas.

  3. A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, leading to a marine cave from which wave water or bursts of air are expelled.

  4. An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.

verb

Definitions

  1. To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity.