1. a tube through which a person blows air or darts
2. a tube used to direct a flame for heating or melting materials
Usage: technical

Examples

• The hunter used a blowpipe to shoot darts at small animals.
• Indigenous tribes traditionally made blowpipes from hollow bamboo.
• The jeweler heated the metal with a small blowpipe.
• She aimed the blowpipe carefully at the target.
• The glassblower used a blowpipe to shape the molten glass.
• Ancient warriors carried blowpipes for silent hunting.