VENTHOLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A hole for the escape of gas or air

Synonyms:

blowhole; vent; vent-hole; venthole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("venthole" is a kind of...):

hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "venthole"):

smoke hole (a vent (as in a roof) for smoke to escape)

Holonyms ("venthole" is a part of...):

air duct; air passage; airway (a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines))