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breather
[ bree-ther ]
noun
- a pause, as for breath.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- a person who breathes.
- a vent in a container or covering, as in a casing for machinery or in a storage tank, to equalize interior and exterior pressure, permit entry of air, escape of fumes, or the like.
- a device for providing air from the atmosphere to submerged or otherwise sealed-off persons, internal-combustion engines, etc.:
the snorkel breather of a submarine.
breather
/ 藞产谤颈藧冒蓹 /
noun
- informal.a short pause for rest
- a person who breathes in a specified way
a deep breather
- a vent in a container to equalize internal and external pressure, such as the pipe in the crankcase of an internal-combustion engine
- a small opening in a room, container, cover, etc, supplying air for ventilation
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Example Sentences
Seated backstage, the trio, who鈥檚 also behind the Lightning in a Bottle festival currently held at Buena Vista Lake, takes a breather from the booming speakers and thick crowds.
鈥淏ecause things have been going according to plan,鈥 Ohtani said, 鈥渢his is a time where I can actually get a breather.鈥
Again, seeding probably isn鈥檛 as important in the NFC as the AFC this season, so the Rams might opt to give their starters a breather for Sunday鈥檚 game against Seattle.
鈥淲e originally thought about giving the horse a breather,鈥 Yakteen said.
Is it just a neat way to take a breather from all the awful stuff happening under the trees?
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