blastpipe

noun
/ˈblɑːstpaɪp/UK/ˈblæstˌpaɪp/US

Etymology

From blast (“forcible stream of gas, etc., from an orifice; exhaust steam from an engine”) + pipe.

  1. inherited from pīpian
  2. inherited from pipen
  3. derived from pipa
  4. derived from pipe
  5. derived from pipire
  6. derived from *pīpa
  7. inherited from *pīpā
  8. inherited from pīpe
  9. inherited from pipe
  10. compounded as blastpipe — “blast + pipe

Definitions

  1. A pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust…

    A pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox; this speeds up the release of smoke through the chimney.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for blastpipe. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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