blow tube

1. 1.

   a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat

   Synonymsblowtubeblowpipe

   Broadertube
2. 2.

   a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing

   Synonymsblowgunblowpipeblowtube

   Broadertube

Questions about blow tube

What does blow tube mean?

blow tube means "a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for blow tube?

Close synonyms include blowtube, blowpipe, blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is blow tube a common word?

blow tube is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.