blowhole vs cistern

blowhole

noun
  • A vent for the escape of steam or other gas. 

  • A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, leading to a marine cave from which wave water or bursts of air are expelled. 

  • The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe. 

  • A vertical opening in the top of a computer case that lets hot air (primarily from the CPU heat sink) escape quickly. 

  • An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product. 

verb
  • To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity. 

cistern

noun
  • The vessel surrounding the condenser in a steam engine. 

  • In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank. 

  • A cisterna. 

  • A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use. 

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