blower
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blow·er
(blō'ər) 
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n.
- One that blows, especially a mechanical device, such as a fan, that produces a current of air.
- Slang. A braggart.
- Chiefly British Slang. A telephone.
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blower
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- One given to boasting: boaster, brag, braggadocio, braggart, bragger, vaunter. Informal blowhard. See praise/blame.
A fan, often heavy-duty, used in HVAC system applications.
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A mechanical device such as a fan used to move a large volume of air at low pressure. Also refers to an engine-driven supercharger.
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categories related to 'blower'
- Machinery and Mechanical Devices - blower: device for supplying air at moderate pressure
- Working Parts - blower: fan
- Practice, Tools, and Techniques - blower: power sweeper, esp. for leaves
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Blower
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Blower may refer to:
- USS Blower (SS-325), a submarine of the United States Navy
- a ducted centrifugal fan, especially when used in a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system
- a supercharger on an internal-combustion engine
- a device to increase the draught of a locomotive (see blastpipe)
- the telephone, for which the blower is a slang term, especially in the United Kingdom. The slang came from the Royal Naval ships prior to telephones. Communication was direct, through a voice pipe. The pipe had a whistle inserted at each end. When a message was to be passed, the caller would remove the whistle at his end, place his mouth into the cavity, sealing it. He would then blow hard. The whistle at the other end would attract the man on watch. He would remove his whistle and call into the pipe. Conversations over, both whistles were replaced.
- Party blower a device for making noises at a party.
- Leaf blower, a gardening tool
- Heterodon platirhinos, a.k.a. the eastern hog-nosed snake, a non-venomous snake found in North America.
- Henry Blofeld (born 1939), British sports journalist nicknamed "Blowers"
- a braggart, or loud talker. [Slang] --Bartlett. [1913 Webster]
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Blower
Dansk (Danish)
n. - blæser, blæsemaskine
Nederlands (Dutch)
telefoon, ventilator, opschepper
Français (French)
n. - tablier ou rideau de cheminée, ventilateur, machine à vent, jet de grisou, baleine, haut-parleur, (GB) bigophone (fam)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Bläser, Gebläse, Telefon
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φυσερό σιδηρουργείου, (καθομ.) τηλέφωνο
Português (Portuguese)
n. - soprador (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - soplador, teléfono
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - blåsare, ventilator, fläkt, telefon
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吹制工, 吹牛家, 吹风机, 风箱
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 吹製工, 吹牛家, 吹風機, 風箱
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 부는 사람, 송풍기, 가스분출
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 吹く人, 送風機, 電話
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) تلفون, مروحه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מפוח, מנפח, טלפון
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