NOSTRIL


Meaning of NOSTRIL in English

nos ‧ tril /ˈnɒstrəl, ˈnɒstrɪl $ ˈnɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: nosthyrl 'nose-hole' ]

one of the two holes at the end of your nose, through which you breathe and smell things:

The smell of gunpowder filled his nostrils.

the horse’s flaring nostrils (=widened nostrils)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.