blastpipe

Pronunciation: /ˈblɑːstpaɪp/

The English word “blastpipe” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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.

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

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