bellows
noun
bel·lows
ˈbe-(ˌ)lōz 
-ləz
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: an instrument or machine that by alternate expansion and contraction draws in air through a valve or orifice and expels it through a tube
also
: any of various other blowers
2
: lungs
3
: the pleated expansible part in a camera
also
: a metallic or plastic flexible and expansible vessel
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This can be paired with a proprietary gooseneck fan that fits into the elbow’s opening and acts like electric bellows—producing glowing coals in as little as 3 minutes.
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Melissa Mayer, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
That drill and its associated instrumentation lie within a metal bellows.
—Liz Kruesi, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2016
Gadgetry out of Rogers’ lab has included everything from wireless electronic implants that fight a bacterial infection and then disappear, to stretchable batteries made of tiny nanowires arranged to resemble an accordion’s bellows.
—Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2017
Some Good Shepherd members are old enough to remember when a young boy pumped the bellows with his feet.
—Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2022
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Melissa Mayer, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
That drill and its associated instrumentation lie within a metal bellows.
—Liz Kruesi, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2016
Gadgetry out of Rogers’ lab has included everything from wireless electronic implants that fight a bacterial infection and then disappear, to stretchable batteries made of tiny nanowires arranged to resemble an accordion’s bellows.
—Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2017
Some Good Shepherd members are old enough to remember when a young boy pumped the bellows with his feet.
—Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2022
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bellows
singular or plural noun
bel·lows
ˈbel-ōz
-əz
1
: a device that produces a strong current of air when it is spread apart and then pressed together
2
: a part of some cameras that is pleated and can expand
Medical Definition
bellows
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
bel·lows
ˈbel-(ˌ)ōz, -əz
: lungs
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