English-Thai Dictionary
blowhole
N ช่อง หายใจ ของ ปลาวาฬ chong-hai-jai-kong-pla-wan
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BLOWHOLE
BLOWHOLE Blow "hole `, n.
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.
Note: There are two spiracles or blowholes in the common whales, but only one in sperm whales, porpoises, etc.
3. A hole in the ice to which whales, seals, etc. , come to breathe.
4. (Founding )
Defn: An air hole in a casting.
New American Oxford Dictionary
blowhole
blow hole |ˈblōˌhōl ˈbloʊˌhoʊl | ▶noun a hole for blowing or breathing through, in particular: • the nostril of a whale on the top of its head. • a hole in ice to which seals, whales, and other aquatic animals come to breathe. • a vent for air or smoke in a tunnel or other structure. • a cavity in a metal casting, produced by the escape of air through the liquid metal.
Oxford Dictionary
blowhole
blow |hole |ˈbləʊhəʊl | ▶noun 1 the nostril of a whale or dolphin on the top of its head. 2 a hole in ice through which a sea mammal breathes or a person fishes. • a vent for air or smoke in a tunnel or other structure.
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