1. small openings that allow air to pass through or circulate
2. holes in ice through which aquatic animals can breathe

Examples

• The shoe designer added airholes to improve ventilation.
• Make sure to poke airholes in the container before storing the crickets.
• The seals surfaced at the airholes in the frozen lake.
• Whales must find airholes in the ice to breathe during winter.
• The packaging included small airholes to prevent condensation.
• Arctic animals depend on airholes for survival under thick ice.
• The tent fabric had tiny airholes for better air circulation.