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Blower

  [bloh-er]
Blower may refer to:

  • Blower (fish), a fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States and the West Indies
  • USS Blower (SS-325), a submarine of the United States Navy
  • a ducted mechanical fan, especially when used in a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system
  • a supercharger on an internal-combustion engine
  • a device to increase the draught of a locomotive (see blastpipe)
  • the telephone, for which the blower is a slang term, especially in the United Kingdom
  • Heterodon platirhinos, a non-venomous snake found in the United States.

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