airpipe

American

[air-pahyp] / ˈɛərˌpaɪp /

noun

an airhose connecting the mouthpiece of scuba diving equipment to its air supply.

Etymology

Origin of airpipe

1665–75, for an earlier sense; air ¹ + pipe ¹

Example Sentences

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Whenever any dampness appeared, or, what more frequently happened, any accumulation of ice had taken place during the preceding night, the necessary means were immediately adopted for removing it; in the former case usually by rubbing the wood with cloths, and then directing the warm airpipe towards the place; and in the latter by scraping off the ice, so as to prevent its wetting the deck by any accidental increase of temperature.

From Project Gutenberg

He was shrewdly suspected of having tried to drown another member by cutting his airpipe, so, when he died, the club celebrated the event.

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