vent-hole

1. 1.

   a hole for the escape of gas or air

   Synonymsventventholeblowhole

   Broaderhole

   Narrowersmoke hole

   Part ofair passage

Questions about vent-hole

What does vent-hole mean?

vent-hole means "a hole for the escape of gas or air".

How many syllables are in vent-hole?

vent-hole has 3 syllables: ven-t-ho-le. The stress falls on "ven".

What is another word for vent-hole?

Close synonyms include vent, venthole, blowhole. 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 vent-hole a common word?

vent-hole 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.