blowhole vs ditch

blowhole

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

noun
  • 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. 

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

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

ditch

verb
  • To dig ditches around. 

  • To dig ditches. 

  • To throw into a ditch. 

  • To discard or abandon. 

  • To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey. 

  • To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water. 

noun
  • A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage. 

  • A raised bank of earth and the hedgerow on top. 

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