air hole

noun

A hole in any surface that allows air or other gases to pass, especially an opening in the surface of a frozen lake etc.

Similar
air pocketpocket
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Meanings

nounair hole (plural air holes)

plural air holes

  1. A hole in any surface that allows air or other gases to pass, especially an opening in the surface of a frozen lake etc.
  2. An air pocket.
  3. The blowhole of a whale.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly

Similar
air pocketpocket
Broader
atmospheric phenomenon
Also see
air pocketpocket

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian отдушник, въздушна яма
  • отдушник (otdušnik)hole in surface
  • въздушна яма (văzdušna jama)air pocket
  • дихателен отвор (dihatelen otvor)blowhole
Finnish hengitysreikä, hengitysaukko
  • hengitysreikähole in surface
  • hengitysaukkohole in surface
  • ilmataskuair pocket
  • hengitysaukkoblowhole
German Luftloch, Luftloch
  • Luftlochhole in surface
  • Luftlochair pocket
  • Blaslochblowhole
Latin spīrāmen, spiramentum
  • spīrāmenhole in surface
  • spiramentumhole in surface
Spanish espiráculo, (región de) corriente descendente
  • espiráculohole in surface
  • (región de) corriente descendenteair pocket
  • respiraderoblowhole
Cite this entry
APA

air hole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20hole

MLA

“air hole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20hole. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air hole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20hole.

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