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blow tube

blow tube

8.4
A tube like a straw that sends small darts when someone blows into it
  • noun
  • /bloʊ tuːb/
translation icon : tubo de soplado
  • He made a blow tube from a plastic straw to shoot paper darts.

Examples

  • Kids used a homemade blow tube to launch tiny projectiles across the room.

  • The indigenous tribe demonstrated how to hunt with a blow tube.

  • He used a blow tube to shoot the dart.

  • The blow tube was made of lightweight plastic.

  • He made a blow tube from a plastic straw to shoot paper darts.

  • Kids used a homemade blow tube to launch tiny projectiles across the room.

  • The indigenous tribe demonstrated how to hunt with a blow tube.

Synonyms

blowgun
vsblow tube
3 8.3

A long tube you blow through to shoot small darts

means the same but is another common name for it
blowpipe
vsblow tube
1 7.6

A long tube that you blow through to shoot small darts

means the same but is an alternative name for it
blowtube
vsblow tube
9.9

A long thin tube people blow through to shoot small darts

means the same but does not stress which end is used

Surface Forms

blow tube singular
blow tubes plural

Morphology

blow + tube

The meaning 'a tube used to shoot darts by blowing air' is directly and compositionally derived from 'blow' (to force air out) + 'tube' (a hollow cylinder). This straightforward noun–noun construction follows common word-formation logic and is easily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents, making it transparent.

Etymology

Blow tube is a hollow tube you blow through to send a small dart or object flying, like using a straw to shoot a paper dart. Because the moving air pushes the object, the name is used for a tube that 'shoots' small projectiles.