vent hole

collocation in English

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vent
noun
uk
/vent/us
/vent/
a small opening that allows air, smoke, or gas to enter or leave a ...
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hole
noun[C]
uk
/həʊl/us
/hoʊl/
an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through ...
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(Definition ofventandholefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The upper part of the cell is open to aventhole.
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The fourth gunner pressed his thumb on theventhole, to prevent a draught that might fan a flame.
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The craftsman also creates a small opening, aventholethat allows steam to escape during the firing.
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By removing the thumb from the upperventhole, the whiskey is released to drain into drinking glasses for tasting.
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To avoid trapped air, the mould is perforated with a smallventhole.
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His solution to the grenading of receivers when shell cases failed catastrophically was to drill a gasventholein the left side of the receiver adjacent to the breech.
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It also has overpressure vent holes allowing high-pressure gases a channel of escape in the rare event of a cartridge case head failure.
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Except for very small cores, all cores require vent holes to release gases.
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The climb was so steep that fuel flowed out of the vent holes from the aircraft's wing tanks.
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Combustion gases released within the barrel were vented through vent holes in it.
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On the baroque trumpet, the vent holes are located at the top of the second yard, and possibly on the second bow.
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He had also placed wooden toothpicks in the vent holes on his fuel cap to prevent moist air from entering and condensing overnight.
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Should the supply pressure drop, the disc springs back opening the vent holes (which let in outside air), and preventing backflow of water.
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A vacuum breaker typically contains a plastic disc that is pressed forward by water supply pressure, and covers small vent holes.
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Vent holes prevent pressure build-up within the cell.
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He had also placed wooden toothpicks in the vent holes of the fuel cap to prevent moist air from entering and condensing overnight.
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Investigation of the wreckage disclosed that the matchsticks had plugged the fuel cap vent holes, causing an engine stoppage.
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As the vehicle occupant collides with and squeezes the bag, the gas escapes in a controlled manner through small vent holes.
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This was corrected by adding vent holes in the pump housing; the vents were opened during cool down and closed when the pump was cold.
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