breather

Meanings

Plural: breathers

Noun

• a short respite
• air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
• Something or someone that breathes.
• A heavy breather.
• A short break; a rest or respite.
• A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.
• That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.
• An air inlet path to the crankcase

Synonyms

breath, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, hiatus, moratorium, pause, recess, schnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel, snorkel breather