Word: blastpipe
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: blast
pipe
Definition: Part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the fire.
Morphemes:
Affix: blast
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
Affix: pipe
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rigid tube that transports water, steam or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pipe
Language: fro
Decoded: pipe
Meaning: liquid measure