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/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. (blower) a device that produces a current of air
  2. (blower) electric fan: a fan run by an electric motor
  3. (blower) cetacean: large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. (blower) 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. (Blower) 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.
  8. (Blower) An air-handling device for moving air in a distribution system.
  9. (BLOWER) 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.
  10. (Blower) 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.
  11. (Blower) The device used to air-mix and select the twenty numbered ping-pong balls for the drawing in Keno.
  12. (Blower) A means of communication run by the Exchange Telegraph Company (Extel) between the racecourse and betting shops/offices.
  13. (BLOWER) A fan used to force air under pressure.
  14. (Blower) a unit used with a furnace to circulate air through a network of ducts.
  15. (Blower) A crank driven air-to-fuel mixture compressor which increases atmospheric pressure on the engine, resulting in added horsepower. Also commonly refered to as a supercharger.
  16. (Blower) 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.
  17. (Blower) slang for a supercharger.
  18. (Blower) Part of the machine used to dispense keno balls.  The blower uses air to force the balls into a tube where they can be viewed and/or removed by the keno operator.
  19. (Blower) Mechanically driven compressor (supercharger) that pumps air into engine's induction system at pressures higher than normal atmospheric pressurue.
  20. (Blower) A supercharger, which is a compressor that forces extra air into an engine for extra power.
  21. (Blower) Used to blow steam out of the chimney thus creating a through draft to draw the fire through the boiler tubes. Mainly used when the regulator is shut and when there is no exhaust steam to create the draft. ...
  22. (Blower) A fan that forces air to move tough the evaporator of an air conditioning system.
  23. (Blower) Using a fan or other forced air device, the bingo machine uses this to launch the balls up into the traditional area of play where they can be selected and have their number read aloud.
  24. (BLOWER) Plumbed into the spa return line, air is injected to produce "fun" bubbles and a hydrotherapy effect in the spa.
  25. (BLOWER) 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. ...