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单词 windchest
释义

windchest

[ wind-chest ]
/ ˈwɪndˌtʃɛst /

noun

a chamber containing the air supply for the reeds or pipes of an organ.

Origin of windchest

First recorded in 1790–1800; wind1 + chest

Words nearby windchest

Windbreaker, wind-broken, windburn, Wind Cave National Park, windcheater, windchest, wind chill, wind-chill factor, wind chill index, wind chimes, wind colic
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Example sentences from the Web for windchest

  • When the windchest has received the air, these valves will stop up the openings, and prevent the wind from coming back again.

    Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius
  • These handles, when turned, open ventholes from the windchest into the channels.

    Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius

British Dictionary definitions for windchest

wind chest
/ (wɪnd) /

noun

a box in an organ in which air from the bellows is stored under pressure before being supplied to the pipes or reeds
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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