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blowhole

blowhole is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean. Note: There are two spiracles or blowholes in the common whales, but only one in sperm whales, porpoises, etc.
  2. 2.A hole in the ice to which whales, seals, etc., come to breathe.
  3. 3.(Founding) An air hole in a casting.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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