vent

Definition

An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.

Etymology

Partly from Middle French vent, from Latin ventus and partly from French éventer. Cognate with French vent and Spanish viento (“wind”) and ventana (“window”). Doublet of wind.

Example Sentences

• "the vent of a cask; the vent of a mould"
• "According to geologists who work in the area, the vents at Castello Aragonese have been spewing carbon dioxide for at least several hundred years, maybe longer."
• "Look, how thy wounds do bleed at many vents."

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