Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In musical wind-instruments, a valve, either such as is described under valve, or specifically, in organ-building, a shutter in a wind-trunk, whereby the wind may be admitted to or cut off from two or more stops at once.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word ventil.
Examples
-
RASHID: I would say the cartoons, it's a kind of ventil (ph) that we have had a really harsh tone in the integration debate for the last five, seven years.
-
R bunbun nibbuled my straw hat; now hats xtra venti, ventil, holey
plz to insrt carrot - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
-
But you must know, Fatty, because you can ventil - ventrilo ...
The Mystery of the Strange Bundle Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1952
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.