blowhole
noun
1 blowhole
The spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull.
Dutch: gietblaas
2 blowhole
A hole for the escape of gas or air.
synonyms: vent, vent-hole, venthole.
Roget 351:
air pipe,
air tube;
airhole†,
blowhole,
breathinghole†,
venthole;
shaft,
flue,
chimney,
funnel,
vent,
nostril,
nozzle,
throat,
weasand†,
trachea;
bronchus,
bronchia [Med.];
larynx,
tonsils,
windpipe,
spiracle;
ventiduct†,
ventilator;
louvre,
jalousie,
Venetian blinds;
blowpipe
etc.
(wind)
349;
pipe
etc.
(tube)
260;
jhilmil†;
smokestack.
screen,
window screen. ' artificial lung,
iron lung,
heart and lung machine.
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Dutch: gietgal, tochtgat, trekgat
Polish: odpowietrznik, odpowietrzacz
Moby thesaurus: air duct, air hole, air passage, air shaft, air tube, airway, armhole, avenue, breathing hole, bullet-hole, bunghole, channel, chute, cringle, deadeye, debouch, door, egress, emunctory, escape, estuary, exhaust, exit, eye, eyelet, floodgate, flume, gasket, grommet, guide, keyhole, knothole, loop, loophole, louver, louverwork, manhole, mousehole, naris, nostril, opening, out, outcome, outfall, outgate, outgo, outlet, peephole, pigeonhole, pinhole, placket, placket hole, pore, port, porthole, punch-hole, sally port, shaft, sluice, spilehole, spiracle, spout, tap, touchhole, transom, vent, ventage, venthole, ventiduct, ventilating shaft, ventilator, vomitory, way out, weir, wind tunnel ... show more.
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