blowhole
/ˈbloʊˌhoʊl/
noun
- A hole on the top of a whale's head through which it breathes and sprays water.
- A whale's blowhole is actually a modified nostril.
- The whale surfaced and shot water from its blowhole.
- We watched the dolphin's blowhole open as it took a breath.
- A hole in a rock or cliff through which water or air is forced upward, often making a spray.
- Tourists gathered to watch the blowhole erupt with a loud roar.
- At high tide, the blowhole on the coast shoots water high into the air.
- The blowhole formed naturally as waves eroded the cliff.
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