blowhole

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
  2. A hole in sea ice where cetaceans and pinnipeds come to breathe.
  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. A vent for the escape of steam or other gas.
  5. An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.
  6. A vertical opening in the top of a computer case that lets hot air (primarily from the CPU heat sink) escape quickly.
动词 v.
  1. To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity. ambitransitive

词形变化

blowholes plural blowholes present,singular,third-person blowholing participle,present blowholed participle,past blowholed past

词源

词源 1
From blow + hole.
词源 2
From blow + hole.
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