blowhole
noun
an air or gas vent, especially one to carry off fumes from a tunnel, underground passage, etc.
blowholes
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pluralof blowhole.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Scientists flew drones equipped with special kit through the exhaled droplets, or "blows", made when the giants come up to breathe through their blowholes.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
One shows bored fisherman being surprised by giant beer cans acting as whales, spraying water from their blowholes as they surface.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
Sperm whales’ blowholes on the side of their heads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
Forelimbs morphed into flippers, noses became blowholes, ears remodeled to hear while submerged.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 14, 2023
They crawled around blowholes and dorsal fins, and soon each human was sitting on the back of their very own whale.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
