Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blastpipe

/ˈblæstˌpaɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blast-pipe
IPA: /ˈblæstˌpaɪp/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

"[W]ith this arrangement the cylinders are cast separately from the saddle, and bolted to the frames on each side with a fabricated stiffener between the frames. This stiffener is carried up to form the saddle for the smokebox, and within it is fitted the exhaust pipes from the cylinders to the blast pipe."
"By this time the "King" had been fitted with four-row superheater, double blastpipe and chimney, and all the later modifications effected by Swindon in these engines, to which they responded so well with the poorer quality of fuel of their last years."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈblæstˌpaɪp/
British English: /ˈblɑːstpaɪp/

Inflected Forms

blastpipes (plural) blast-pipe (alternative) blast pipe (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce blastpipe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblæstˌpaɪp/.
What does blastpipe mean?: 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.
Where does blastpipe come from?: From blast (“forcible stream of gas, etc., from an orifice; exhaust steam from an engine”) + pipe.

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