单词 | puffing hole |
释义 | > as lemmaspuffing hole puffing hole n. a hole in rock through which spouts of seawater or bursts of volcanic steam are emitted; a blowhole. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [noun] > chimney through which sea spouts puffing hole1853 blowhole1858 1853 U.S. Rev. Jan. 13 The entire coast was remarkable for strangely shaped headlands, volcanic and basaltic formations, natural bridges, puffing holes, and all those natural wonders which render some sea-boards so interesting. 1926 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 24 Oct. At the mouths of the puffing holes, both natural and artificial, the pressure of steam remains always the same. 1998 Holiday UK Apr.–May 75/2 There are many court-tombs in the area, a puffing hole with subterranean channel to the sea, and Dun Briste, a dramatic sea stack. < as lemmas |
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