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What is a blowhole?

What is a blowhole? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
  2. A vent for the escape of gas.
  3. A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, that leads to a marine cave from which wave water and/or bursts of air are expelled.
  4. (metallurgy) An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.
  5. (computer hardware) A vertical opening in the top of computer cases, that let hot air, primarily from the CPU heat sink, escape quickly.
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The single blowhole is located well to the left of the midline and far forward on the head.
When they dive, muscles close the blowhole and their ribcage collapses to keep air bubbles from forming in the bloodstream.
In any case, be careful to leave the blowhole free so that the animal can breathe.
A calf will hump up onto the back of the sleeping mother, breach onto her, cover her blowhole with his tail.
When warm air shoots out of the blowhole, it cools as it comes into contact with the outside air.
This can probably be attributed to the top blowhole wicking away the rising hot air.

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