blowholen.

Brit.

/ˈbləʊhəʊl/, U.S.

/ˈbloʊˌhoʊl/

Etymology: See blow v.¹ 5.

1. Each of the two holes (constituting the nostrils) at the top of the head in whales and other cetaceans, through which they breathe or ‘blow’.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [noun] > parts of > blow-hole

spout hole1634

spout1646

blowhole1787

1787 J. Hunter in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 77 380 The blow~holes are two in number in many, in others only one.

1822 J. Platts Bk. Curiosities 205 A double opening, called the spout-holes, or blow-holes.

1861 J. Lamont Seasons with Sea-horses v. 75 They give one spout from their blow-holes, take one breath of fresh air..and then they are all down.

2. = air hole n. 2.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > qualities of metals > [noun] > imperfections > cavities in casting

blowhole1691

sand-hole1691

air bladder1803

air hole1813

pipe1861

pinhole1906

1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 96 Certain defects in Cast-lead..called by the Plumber Blow-holes.

1878 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) IV. 835 The following experiments were made in order to prepare solid steel without blow-holes by the crucible process.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 29 Aug. 2/1 The way to prevent steel rusting..is to have no blow-holes.

1960 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 195 223/2 (title) Blowholes in castings, and methods of preventing their occurrence.

3. A hole through which air or gas escapes (see quots.); spec. for the escape of foul air from underground passages, of steam from railway tunnels, etc. Also = puffing hole n. at puffing n.² Compounds.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > volcanic formations > [noun] > volcanic vent

chimneyc1374

vent1604

firepit1651

spiraculum1670

spiracle1671

solfatara1764

sulphur1764

volcanic crater1776

fumarole1811

air volcano1814

mud volcano1816

salse1831

blowhole1858

pipe1877

soufrière1879

bocca1881

mofette1887

pan1888

blowing-cone1895

smoke-hole1899

fault-vent1903

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [noun] > chimney through which sea spouts

puffing hole1853

blowhole1858

the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [noun] > supplying fresh air or ventilation > ventilator > ventilation opening or hole

breathinga1387

suspiralc1430

breathing hole?1440

wind-ventc1450

air hole1601

spiracle1620

ventage1623

spirament1654

wind-hole1683

spiraculuma1734

blowhole1858

the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [noun] > deep

fosse?a1425

bisme1664

bore1674

bore-hole1708

boring1860

blowhole1891

the world > the earth > water > spring > [noun] > hot > source of

blowhole1962

1858 John Shaw Gallop to Antipodes vii. 131 That is a blowhole. Don't you see the water forced into the air, like a whale spouting?.. You will see the water first and afterwards you will hear the report.

1862 J. B. Jukes Student's Man. Geol. (ed. 2) ii. x. 220 The sea sometimes gradually forms a passage for itself in the surface above, and if that be not too lofty, forms a ‘blow-hole’ or ‘puffing-hole’, through which spouts of foam and spray are occasionally ejected high into the air.

1875 I. L. Bird Hawaiian Archipel. v. 86 An intermittent jet of lava..kept cooling round what was possibly a blow-hole.

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 June The erection of the blow-holes on the Embankment.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 Mar. 2/2 Can no doubt ‘construct’ the Parks Railway without blowholes.

1891 R. Wallace Rural Econ. Austral. & N.Z. i. 24 Here also the cavernous condition of the subjacent rocks extended, and every here and there was a large pit or depression like a deserted quarry which had fallen in. From some of these so-called ‘blow-holes’ water could be pumped for the stock in dry seasons.

1938 Times 7 Sept. 9/1 He..crawled in through the ‘blow-hole’ [of a barrage-balloon] to look for leaks and examine the pressure valve.

1958 T. Armstrong & B. Roberts Illustr. Ice Gloss. ii. 91 Blow-hole, opening through a snow bridge into a crevasse or system of crevasses which are otherwise sealed by snow bridges.

1961 J. Challinor Dict. Geol. 24/1 Blow-hole, a natural chimney, on a coast, reaching from the inner end of a cave to the surface of the ground above.

1962 Listener 11 Jan. 57/2 The whole thermal area of the North Island [of New Zealand], with its hot pools and geysers and blowholes.

4. A hole in the ice to which whales and seals come to breathe.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blowhole
释义	blowholen. Brit. /ˈbləʊhəʊl/, U.S. /ˈbloʊˌhoʊl/ Etymology: See blow v.¹ 5. 1. Each of the two holes (constituting the nostrils) at the top of the head in whales and other cetaceans, through which they breathe or ‘blow’. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [noun] > parts of > blow-hole spout hole1634 spout1646 blowhole1787 1787 J. Hunter in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 77 380 The blow~holes are two in number in many, in others only one. 1822 J. Platts Bk. Curiosities 205 A double opening, called the spout-holes, or blow-holes. 1861 J. Lamont Seasons with Sea-horses v. 75 They give one spout from their blow-holes, take one breath of fresh air..and then they are all down. 2. = air hole n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > qualities of metals > [noun] > imperfections > cavities in casting blowhole1691 sand-hole1691 air bladder1803 air hole1813 pipe1861 pinhole1906 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 96 Certain defects in Cast-lead..called by the Plumber Blow-holes. 1878 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) IV. 835 The following experiments were made in order to prepare solid steel without blow-holes by the crucible process. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 29 Aug. 2/1 The way to prevent steel rusting..is to have no blow-holes. 1960 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 195 223/2 (title) Blowholes in castings, and methods of preventing their occurrence. 3. A hole through which air or gas escapes (see quots.); spec. for the escape of foul air from underground passages, of steam from railway tunnels, etc. Also = puffing hole n. at puffing n.² Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > volcanic formations > [noun] > volcanic vent chimneyc1374 vent1604 firepit1651 spiraculum1670 spiracle1671 solfatara1764 sulphur1764 volcanic crater1776 fumarole1811 air volcano1814 mud volcano1816 salse1831 blowhole1858 pipe1877 soufrière1879 bocca1881 mofette1887 pan1888 blowing-cone1895 smoke-hole1899 fault-vent1903 the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [noun] > chimney through which sea spouts puffing hole1853 blowhole1858 the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [noun] > supplying fresh air or ventilation > ventilator > ventilation opening or hole breathinga1387 suspiralc1430 breathing hole?1440 wind-ventc1450 air hole1601 spiracle1620 ventage1623 spirament1654 wind-hole1683 spiraculuma1734 blowhole1858 the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [noun] > deep fosse?a1425 bisme1664 bore1674 bore-hole1708 boring1860 blowhole1891 the world > the earth > water > spring > [noun] > hot > source of blowhole1962 1858 John Shaw Gallop to Antipodes vii. 131 That is a blowhole. Don't you see the water forced into the air, like a whale spouting?.. You will see the water first and afterwards you will hear the report. 1862 J. B. Jukes Student's Man. Geol. (ed. 2) ii. x. 220 The sea sometimes gradually forms a passage for itself in the surface above, and if that be not too lofty, forms a ‘blow-hole’ or ‘puffing-hole’, through which spouts of foam and spray are occasionally ejected high into the air. 1875 I. L. Bird Hawaiian Archipel. v. 86 An intermittent jet of lava..kept cooling round what was possibly a blow-hole. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 June The erection of the blow-holes on the Embankment. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 Mar. 2/2 Can no doubt ‘construct’ the Parks Railway without blowholes. 1891 R. Wallace Rural Econ. Austral. & N.Z. i. 24 Here also the cavernous condition of the subjacent rocks extended, and every here and there was a large pit or depression like a deserted quarry which had fallen in. From some of these so-called ‘blow-holes’ water could be pumped for the stock in dry seasons. 1938 Times 7 Sept. 9/1 He..crawled in through the ‘blow-hole’ [of a barrage-balloon] to look for leaks and examine the pressure valve. 1958 T. Armstrong & B. Roberts Illustr. Ice Gloss. ii. 91 Blow-hole, opening through a snow bridge into a crevasse or system of crevasses which are otherwise sealed by snow bridges. 1961 J. Challinor Dict. Geol. 24/1 Blow-hole, a natural chimney, on a coast, reaching from the inner end of a cave to the surface of the ground above. 1962 Listener 11 Jan. 57/2 The whole thermal area of the North Island [of New Zealand], with its hot pools and geysers and blowholes. 4. A hole in the ice to which whales and seals come to breathe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1691
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