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Noun
/ˈblōər/,
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blowers, plural;
  1. A person or thing that blows, typically a mechanical device for creating a current of air used to dry or heat something

  2. A telephone

  1. a device that produces a current of air
  2. electric fan: a fan run by an electric motor
  3. cetacean: large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
  4. Blowering Dam is on the Tumut River in Australia. It is part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Associated with the dam is the Blowering Power Station.
  5. (Blowers) Henry Calthorpe Blofeld (born at Hoveton Home Farm in Norfolk on 23 September 1939) (nicknamed Blowers by the late Brian Johnston) is a sports journalist. He is best known as a cricket commentator for Test Match Special on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.
  6. A person who blows; Any device that blows; Telephone; A ducted fan, usually part of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning system; A braggart, or loud talker
  7. (Blowers) Low pressure air compressors that inject air into the aeration tank.
  8. An electrical device that produces a continuous rush of air to create the optimal bubbling effect in a spa, hot tub or whirl- pool. It is usually plumbed in with the hydrotherapy jets or to a separate bubbler ring.
  9. The glass worker that blows the air through the blowpipe (within the mold or freehanded).  Upon occasion, the gaffer might do the blowing of the air themselves to have more control.
  10. An electrical unit that generates air pressure to provide the spa jets with bubbles.
  11. An air handling device for moving air in a distribution system.
  12. A forced-air device that mixes the bingo balls and dispenses them to the caller who announces the number and displays it on a bingo board.
  13. a unit used with a furnace to circulate air through a network of ducts.
  14. The device in an air conditioner that distributes the filtered air from the return duct over the cooling coil/heat exchanger. This circulated air is cooled/heated and then sent through the supply duct, past dampers, and through supply diffusers to the living/working space.
  15. glass blower, one who operated a "blowing machine" used to clean and separate fibres in the textile trade, one who operated the bellows at a blacksmiths
  16. A fan employed in forcing air either into a mine or into one portion of a mine.
  17. A glass container from which Keno balls are drawn
  18. A supercharger or an air compressor used for forced induction of an internal combustion engine.
  19. Machine or device for supplying air under pressure to the melting unit.
  20. A container for washing shucked shellfish which uses forced air as a means of agitation.
  21. A mechanical device attached to a fuel silo or delivery vehicle that is capable of blowing wood fuel into an above ground silo.
  22. shipboard communications system, originally a set of "blow pipes" connecting each department, but replaced by telephonic intercom system; usage is similar to HORN; see UWT, SQUAWK BOX, BITCH BOX, PBX, RADIO, LANDLINE, TWX, RTP, TANNOY. ...
  23. On a steam locomotive, a steam pipe leading into the smokebox, causing necessary draft in the chimney (stack) when the engine is not running. However, UK practice is to turn on the blower also when entering tunnels, etc., to avoid dangerous blow-back into the cab. ...
  24. A supercharger, which is a compressor that forces extra air into an engine for extra power.
  25. Includes all types of blowers, in most cases.  In Los Angeles, electric/battery operated blowers are not illegal, but they still create fugitive dust and some noise problems.  For this reason, ZAP discourages their use.