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n. - A tube through which darts can be shot with a gust of air; A tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat.

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Usage examples (34)
  • Botha to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over the "blowpipe" affair ", three SA Embassy staff are ordered to leave
  • "blowpipe" weapons to a SA diplomat in France, three SA diplomats leave France before a deadline set by the French Government.
  • Seal both ends of each pipette in the blowpipe flame.
  • A glass rod is exposed at one end to a blowpipe flame.
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