Ventage

Definitions

1. A puff of air coming through a hole in a wind instrument.
   countable
2. Venting (the act by which something is vented)
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Govern these ventages with your fingers and thumb, give⟳ it breath with your mouth, and it will discourse most eloquent music.”

“In some Madras examples which have⟳ been successful, the ventage in the under-sluices is about the same as that in the head-sluices above them.”

“The most important factor in casting solid, close-grained slugs suitable for withstanding pressure in direct⟳ printing is efficient ventage of air from the mold each time a slug is cast⟳.”

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