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blowpipe

/ˈbloʊˌpaɪp/

blowpipe noun: a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture.

Noun

blowpipe (plural blowpipes)

  1. A narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture.
  2. A weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun.
  3. A long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown.
    Synonyms:
    blowing pipe

Verb

blowpipe (third-person singular simple present blowpipes, present participle blowpiping, simple past and past participle blowpiped)

  1. (transitive) To direct air through a blowpipe.
  2. (transitive) To shoot with a blowpipe (a weapon).
    • […] when blowpiping little birds, which will be badly wounded enough to catch anyway.2006, Pierre Le Roux, Bernard Sellato, Divine Messengers, page 332

blowpipe meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu

blowpipe in Tamil

ஊது குழாய், ஊதுதுருத்தி

blowpipe in Urdu

پھکنی, پھونکنی

blowpipe in Bengali

ব্লোপাইপের মাধ্যমে বাতাস দেওয়া, ব্লোপাইপ দিয়ে আঘাত করা

blowpipe in Telugu

chemistry: narrow tube to blow air onto flame
ఊదుగొట్టము ūdugoṭṭamu
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blowpipe in Tagalog
ihip

Synonyms of blowpipe

Forms of blowpipe

Noun
pluralblowpipes
Verb
third-person singular presentblowpipes
present participleblowpiping
past participleblowpiped
pastblowpiped

Origin of blowpipe

From blow + pipe.

Words formed from blowpipe

Questions about blowpipe

What does blowpipe mean?
Blowpipe means a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture.
What is blowpipe in Tamil?
Blowpipe in Tamil is ஊது குழாய், ஊதுதுருத்தி. See Blowpipe meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is blowpipe?
Blowpipe can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce blowpipe?
Blowpipe is pronounced /ˈbloʊˌpaɪp/ (US).
What is the plural of blowpipe?
The plural of blowpipe is blowpipes.

Words near blowpipe in the dictionary

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  6. blowpipe
  7. blowpiped
  8. blowpiper
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  10. blowpipes
  11. blowpiping

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: blowpipe (page history and authors); blowpipe (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); blowpipe (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); blowpipe (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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