noun
- tubes through which darts or pellets are blown by mouth, used as weapons or toys
- tubes used to direct a stream of air onto a flame to increase its heat
Usage: technical
Examples
- The children made blowpipes from hollow reeds to shoot paper balls.
- Indigenous hunters used blowpipes to catch small animals in the forest.
- The jeweler used a blowpipe to heat the metal for soldering.
- Traditional blowpipes were carved from bamboo or other hollow wood.
- The glassblower directed the flame with a small blowpipe.
- Museum displays showed ancient blowpipes used by tribal warriors.