air hole

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noun

an opening to admit or discharge air.

a natural opening in the frozen surface of a river or pond.

air pocket.

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Origin of air hole

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby air hole

air hammer, air harbor, air-hardening, airhead, air hoist, air hole, air horn, airhose, air hostess, air hunger, airily

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How to use air hole in a sentence

Two of those filtered air holes, the big round circles popping out the side of the mask, feature fans that pull in a cooling breeze.
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Steam radiators have an air hole at the top of the vent that you can clear with a sewing needle.
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And Air Force assessors are the first to say such imaging never tells the whole story.
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Sprawled on chaise lounges with their knees high in the air and their legs spread wide.
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Indeed, Lion Air, with 45 percent of the domestic Indonesian airline market, has swallowed the Fernandes formula whole.
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There is a larger reason, beyond the airlines themselves, why Lion Air and 61 other Indonesian airlines are on this black list.
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The Pentagon said Faal served in the Air Force for seven years, during which time he became a U.S. citizen.
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Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
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Kind of a reception-room in there—guess I know a reception-room from a hole in the wall.
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Bells were pealing and tolling in all directions, and the air was filled with the sound of distant shouts and cries.
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It is to be remembered, however, that a few of these bacteria may reach the sputum from the upper air-passages.
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We had now approached closely to the foot of the mountain-ranges, and their lofty summits were high above us in mid-air.
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British Dictionary definitions for air hole

air hole

noun

a hole that allows the passage of air, esp for ventilation

a section of open water in a frozen surface

a less common name for air pocket (def. 1)

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