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Blowhole
Blowhole Blow"hole`, n.
1. A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the
air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in
with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the
extremity.
2. 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.
3. A hole in the ice to which whales, seals, etc., come to
breathe.
4. (Founding) An air hole in a casting.
Meaning of Blowholes from wikipedia
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British Columbia,
Canada Blowhole Diversion Tunnel in Victoria,
Australia A type of
casting defect in
metalworking Category:
Blowholes This
disambiguation page...
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placement of
blowholes on
cetacean heads is
believed to
minimize the
energy used when
breathing at the water's surface. Air sacs just
below the
blowhole allow...
- wide spray, and for this reason,
blowholes are
often sites of tourism.
Marine erosion on
rocky coastlines produce blowholes that are
found throughout the...
- cave
entrance Kiama Blowhole site The
Little Blowhole in
action "
Blowholes".
Blowholes.
Retrieved 24
November 2018. "Kiama
Blowhole".
Retrieved 1 September...
- The
Alofaaga Blowholes, also
known as the Taga
Blowholes, are a
natural feature located in the
district of Palauli,
south west of
Salelologa wharf on...
-
Hawaii Blowholes Will Make Your
Summer Epic". OnlyInYourState.
Archived from the
original on June 20, 2020.
Retrieved June 20, 2020. "Halonas
Blowhole - Nature's...
- The
Pancake Rocks and
Blowholes are a
coastal rock
formation at
Punakaiki on the West
Coast of the
South Island of New Zealand. They are a po****r visitor...
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periodically to do so.
Their nostrils, or
blowholes, are
situated at the top of the cranium.
Baleen whales have two
blowholes, as
opposed to
toothed whales which...
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theories are
sometimes proven true; the
Blowhole existence is the most
extreme example of this.
Doctor Blowhole is
first mentioned in "Eclipsed", when...
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Hepburn Regional Park. The
Blowhole is
listed on the
Victorian Heritage Register and
covered by a
Heritage Overlay. "
Blowholes gold
diversion tunnel, Victorian...
