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blower
UK /ˈbləʊ.ə/ US /ˈbloʊ.ɚ/
noun 5name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
clean, mounted, new, noisy, single
VERB + BLOWER
borrow, needs, snow, sound, using, ventilated
BLOWER + NOUN
afternoon
PREP.
from, in, on, on, than, with
Definitions
noun
1
A person who blows.
2
A fissure from which firedamp issues, often in quantity for many years.
The great sources of fire-damp in coal mines are blowers or fissures from which currents of this inflammable gas issue in considerable quantities and for a long series of years
3
Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.
The locomotive […] was quietly "blowing off" on one Ross "pop" valve, whilst the rhythmic clanging of the fireman's shovel, the black smoke pouring from her chimney, and the harsh sound of the blower told of the proximity of departure time.
4
Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.
The three motors on each bogie are force ventilated from a blower mounted in the adjacent nose-end compartment of the superstructure, the air being led by ducts and flexible bellows connections to the air inlet at the commutator end of the motor.
5
Telephone.
Get on the blower and call headquarters right away!
I got off the blower oozing no confidence at all.
name
1
A surname originating as an occupation.
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Synonyms
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Idioms & Phrases
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The great sources of fire-damp in coal mines are blowers or fissures from which currents of this inflammable gas issue in considerable quantities and for a long series of years
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The locomotive […] was quietly "blowing off" on one Ross "pop" valve, whilst the rhythmic clanging of the fireman's shovel, the black smoke pouring from her chimney, and the harsh sound of the blower
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The three motors on each bogie are force ventilated from a blower mounted in the adjacent nose-end compartment of the superstructure, the air being led by ducts and flexible bellows connections to the
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Every time I see someone using a leaf blower, I feel like yanking it from his hands and breaking it into a thousand pieces.
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A leaf blower is more polluting than an automobile.
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Is there a machine more polluting, noisier or which takes away more jobs than a leaf blower?
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