airhole

noun

Definition of airholenext
as in inlet

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Recent Examples of airhole Rescue crews drilled an air hole, began pumping water out of the mine, and fashioned a rescue shaft. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 5 June 2026 Designed with extra large air holes for ventilation and a textured silicone nipple for natural oral development, babies should take to it quickly. — Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026 Designed with air holes to keep the mouse alive, this live trap has no poison or glue. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026 Most menstrual cups have small air holes around the rim to help promote suction and make the cup simpler to remove and insert. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026 This uses air holes to create a flow which burns off excess smoke. — Simon Heptinstall december 31, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025 When handling a possum (or any wild mammal), wear protective gloves and place the animal gently in a secure container like a box with a lid and air holes. — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 Chandler gets awfully cozy in his new digs (just don't cover his air hole). — Gretchen Hansen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airhole
  1. inlet
  2. puncture
  3. intake
  4. entrance
  5. pinhole
  6. pore
  7. keyhole
  8. wormhole
Noun
  • The station's rear panel pops off to reveal the water inlet and discharge ports, and the filter tray is behind a side panel.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Stormwater concerns Inadequate funding over the years has resulted in limited coverage areas and slow response for problems that arise in the city, like flooding problems, sinkhole repairs, clearing of pipes and inlets, and permit compliance.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of inlet
Noun
  • Clenney claimed to have thrown the knife at Obumseli from a distance of over 10 feet, but prosecutors say an autopsy revealed a puncture wound so deep it could only have been caused by an up-close and personal stabbing.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, Pilonidal disease usually occurs when hair punctures and embeds itself in a pocket of skin near the tailbone.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of puncture
Noun
  • The new engine also has improved airflow thanks to an innovative intake-port geometry allowing hydrogen to burn much faster than petrol and requiring different air movement inside the cylinder.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Launched in 2008, the effort includes both a new low-level water intake closer to the lake’s bottom and a pumping station to lift that water back up 500 feet.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of intake
Noun
  • There’s a rich sense of history here, too, from the naming of all four stands after club legends and former owner Sir Jack Hayward to the statue of England great Billy Wright that sits outside the main entrance on Waterloo Road.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Elsewhere is an exercise room, an art studio, and an office suite with its own entrance, as well as a primary suite boasting a walk-in closet and a luxe bath flowing out to a serene meditation garden with a hot tub.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of entrance
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  • Those wanting to get a look at the eclipse can also make pinhole projectors using a cereal or shoe box, scissors, tape, aluminum foil and other supplies.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Fill the bottles with water and add a pinhole in the bottom.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Definition of pinhole
Noun
  • When temperatures creep to triple digits, sweat comes out of every pore—including those on your scalp.
    — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • But the complex of proteins needed to make more proteins is far too large to go through a small pore.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of pore
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  • The mid-length fit of this best-selling style beautifully balances proportions with capris, while these new keyhole ballet flats in a rich burgundy tone bring elevated detail and a seasonal pop of color.
    — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Jackie — who has a starring role in the Netflix film, playing Caroline alongside costars Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein — opted for an elegant black dress with a dainty keyhole cutout design near the neckline.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of keyhole
Noun
  • In general, that’s a dangerous wormhole to go down in analyzing life.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
  • Take, for instance, a wormhole, a theoretical bridge connecting two distant regions of space.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2026
Definition of wormhole

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