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blowhole

Air passage leading from a sea cave to the cliffs above. Every time a wave rushes into the cave, increased pressure forces water up and out through the opening, causing a spurt of water to appear on the cliff top.



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Tales are told of the two wriggling through a blowhole no bigger than the interior of a coat hanger, and squirming on their bellies along tunnels barely 10 inches high, their nostrils assaulted by the overpowering scent of bat guano.
The combined weight of pots and rope was pulling her down into the water, forcing her to struggle to keep her blowhole above the water.
Porosity can occur through entrapped air, blowholes, re-oxidation, pin-holes and shrinkage.
 
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