Breather - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbriːðər|
Brit.
|ˈbriːðə|
noun
- a short respite (syn: breath)
- air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time (syn: schnorkel, snorkel)
- air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time (syn: schnorkel, snorkel)
Extra examples
He decided to give them a breather.
...took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic...
Here we are at last - that hill's a breather.
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