BLOWPIPE


Meaning of BLOWPIPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈblō-ˌpīp ]

noun

Date: 1685

1. : a small tubular instrument for directing a jet of air or other gas into a flame so as to concentrate and increase the heat

2. : blowgun

3. : a tubular instrument used for revealing or cleaning a bodily cavity by forcing air into it

4. : a long metal tube on the end of which a glassmaker gathers a quantity of molten glass and through which he blows to expand and shape it

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.