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BLOWTUBE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blowtube mean?
• BLOWTUBE (noun)
The noun BLOWTUBE has 2 senses:
1. a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
2. a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
Familiarity information: BLOWTUBE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("blowtube" is a kind of...):
tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
blow tube; blowgun; blowpipe; blowtube
Hypernyms ("blowtube" is a kind of...):
tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)
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