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Rareblowhole
The correct spelling is blowhole.
How to pronounce blowhole
noun
Say it like: Blo-who-le
The correct spelling is blowhole. The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
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Meanings
noun
- 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.
- 5.A vertical opening in the top of computer cases, that let hot air, primarily from the CPU heat sink, escape quickly.
verb
- 1.To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity.
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