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blastpipe

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈblɑːstpaɪp/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈblæst-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈblæstˌpaɪp/

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noun

Meaning 1

A pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox; this speeds up the release of smoke through the chimney.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, rail-transport, railways, transport

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From blast (“forcible stream of gas, etc., from an orifice; exhaust steam from an engine”) + pipe.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: dyšna — pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox
  • Finnish: vetopuhallin — pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox
  • German: Blasrohr — pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox
  • Russian: ко́нус (kónus) — pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox
  • Russian: ко́нусное устро́йство (kónusnoje ustrójstvo) — pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox
  • Spanish: tiro del escape de vapor — pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox
  • Swedish: ångbläster — pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox