blower
pronunciation
How to pronounce blower in British English:
UK [ˈbləʊə(r)]
How to pronounce blower in American English:
US [ˈbloʊə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a device that produces a current of air
- a fan run by an electric motor
- a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
- large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
Word Origin
- blower (n.)
- early 12c. (originally of horn-blowers), from Old English blawere, agent noun from blow (v.1). Of mechanical devices from 1795.
Example
- 1. Try raking leaves instead of using a leaf blower .
- 2. Roots pump and roots blower works similar .
- 3. What 's wrong with the blower ?
- 4. Tableland area resistance amend and blower selection .
- 5. After a few more elevators , we walked through an " air blower " to remove dust and whatnot .