blower
Americannoun
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blowers
plural
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a person or thing that blows.
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a machine for supplying air at a moderate pressure, as to supply forced drafts or supercharge and scavenge diesel engines.
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Mining. a jet of firedamp issuing from a crevice.
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Slang. a braggart.
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Chiefly British Slang. a telephone.
noun
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a mechanical device, such as a fan, that blows
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a low-pressure rotary compressor, esp in a furnace or internal-combustion engine See also supercharger
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an informal name for telephone
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an informal name for speaking tube
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an informal name for a whale 1
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mining a discharge of firedamp from a crevice
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Origin of blower
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The man rushes to the garage, grabs a crate of tools and a leaf blower and gets back inside the vehicle, which then reverses and drives off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
"And the leaf blower is the perfect mix of this."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The battery on Whisper Aero's blower lasts up to 50 minutes at full power.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Most of the movie takes place in that witching-hour window, an airlessly silent time where an at-home podcaster doesn’t worry about being interrupted by a leaf blower, an ice cream truck or a dog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
He switched on his electric blower, and his suit puffed up around him.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Terajewicz says that heavy-duty petrol backpack blowers can reach a maximum blowing force of about 50 newtons.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
It's priced at the high-end of electric leaf blowers, which are often more expensive than traditional petrol versions.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Experts say to avoid using leaf blowers if ash is present in the garden because they can send particles airborne.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Best of all, nature does its thing without recourse to leaf blowers, which can release pollutants and damage hearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
She thought, Oh, my God, they’re going to unlock my old battery, it’s going to stop my blowers.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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