BLOWER


Meaning of BLOWER in English

/bloh"euhr/ , n.

1. a person or thing that blows.

2. a machine for supplying air at a moderate pressure, as to supply forced drafts or supercharge and scavenge diesel engines.

3. snowblower.

4. Mining. a jet of firedamp issuing from a crevice.

5. Slang. a braggart.

6. supercharger.

7. Chiefly Brit. Slang. a telephone.

[ bef. 900; ME; OE. See BLOW 2 , -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .