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Meanings of vent-hole in anglès

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A hole for the escape of gas or air.

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Usage of vent-hole in anglès
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And another soldier crossed the open space before the dangerous vent-hole.
Original Short Stories — Volume 01
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The vent-hole was not so important to stop, so I let it alone.
Dick Cheveley: His Adventures and Misadventures
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And the first arrivals pointed out the much-dreaded vent-hole to those who came after.
Original Short Stories — Volume 01
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I know not what vent-hole daylight habitually illumined his soul.
Les Misérables
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At its roots was the vent-hole of the cave.
Invisible Links
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As a vent-hole for the envy, hatred and uncharitableness of mankind, politics cannot be overestimated.
Without Prejudice
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The sky is but a vent-hole.
Les Misérables
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He had accomplished about two-thirds of his journey when a long, crimson flame shot forth from the vent-hole.
Original Short Stories — Volume 01
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He tied a lantern to a rope and lowered it down what looked like an old vent-hole in the lava.
The Ivory Trail
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They made no sound, inclosed in the cellar as in a strong-box, obtaining air only from a small, iron-barred vent-hole.
Original Short Stories — Volume 01
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The pie had the outlines of a star in its centre by way of a vent-hole; the edges were nicely crimped.
The Wrong Woman
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This obscure vent-hole allows one to make out some big objects ranged along the corridor; they are low stretchers, like coffins.
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
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If it had not been for a small vent-hole far away up in a corner, we should have been suffocated, maybe.
In the Rocky Mountains: A Tale of Adventure
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They covered the floor with Oahu mats for a carpet, stopped up the vent-hole in bad weather, and made it their head-quarters.
Two Years Before the Mast
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It was big enough to hold eight or ten men, and had a door at the side, and a vent-hole at top.
Two Years Before the Mast
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A fourth companion in captivity was unfortunately too large to pass through the vent-hole of the prison, and was shot by the English.
Georges Guynemer: Knight of the Air
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Vent-hole through the time