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blowtube

blowtube

9.9
A long thin tube people blow through to shoot small darts
  • noun
  • /ˈbloʊˌtjuːb/
translation icon : tubo de soplado
  • Children made their own blowtube from bamboo to shoot tiny paper darts.

Examples

  • The hunter skillfully aimed his blowtube at the distant target.

  • He used a blowtube to shoot the dart accurately.

  • Using a blowtube requires steady breath and good aim.

  • The children enjoyed playing with their blowtubes at the park.

  • The children made their own blowtube from bamboo to shoot tiny paper darts.

  • Using a blowtube requires steady breath and good aim.

  • The hunter skillfully aimed his blowtube at the distant target.

Synonyms

blowgun
vsblowtube
3 8.3

A long tube you blow through to shoot small darts

is an alternate single-word spelling that names the same device
blowpipe
vsblowtube
1 7.6

A long tube that you blow through to shoot small darts

is a different single-word form for the same blowing tube
blow tube
vsblowtube
8.4

A tube like a straw that sends small darts when someone blows into it

is a single-word alternative spelling of the same device

Surface Forms

blowtube singular
blowtubes plural

Morphology

blowtube = blow + tube (transparent) = blow + tube

The sense is a direct, literal combination of 'blow' (the act of exhaling air) and 'tube' (a hollow cylinder), so the meaning is obvious from the parts.

Etymology

Blowtube is made of two simple English words: blow (to 'breathe out' or force air) and tube (a 'long hollow pipe'). So a blowtube is a tube you blow through to send small darts or other projectiles.