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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Like the blue whale, fin whales are balleens, sporting two blowholes and, instead of teeth, hundreds of rows of baleen plates made of keratin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024
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
The scientists eyed each other with suspicion before it dawned on them: The odor was coming from the clouds of mist that the whales were expelling from their blowholes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
Forelimbs morphed into flippers, noses became blowholes, ears remodeled to hear while submerged.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 14, 2023
At the same time, the whales blew air from their blowholes, and a dense layer of bubbles surged upward, forcing the robots into the tidal wave’s path.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
