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A '''bellows''' or '''pair of bellows''' is a device constructed to furnish a strong blast of [[air]]. The simplest type consists of a flexible bag comprising a pair of rigid boards with handles joined by flexible [[leather]] sides enclosing an approximately airtight cavity which can be expanded and contracted by operating the handles, and fitted with a valve allowing air to fill the cavity when expanded, and with a tube through which the air is forced out in a stream when the cavity is compressed. It has many applications, including blowing on a [[fire]] to supply it with air. | A '''bellows''' or '''pair of bellows''' is a device constructed to furnish a strong blast of [[air]]. The simplest type consists of a flexible bag comprising a pair of rigid boards with handles joined by flexible [[leather]] sides enclosing an approximately airtight cavity which can be expanded and contracted by operating the handles, and fitted with a valve allowing air to fill the cavity when expanded, and with a tube through which the air is forced out in a stream when the cavity is compressed. It has many applications, including blowing on a [[fire]] to supply it with air. | ||
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*** [[Fire]] | |||
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Revision as of 15:20, 24 December 2022
A bellows or pair of bellows is a device constructed to furnish a strong blast of air. The simplest type consists of a flexible bag comprising a pair of rigid boards with handles joined by flexible leather sides enclosing an approximately airtight cavity which can be expanded and contracted by operating the handles, and fitted with a valve allowing air to fill the cavity when expanded, and with a tube through which the air is forced out in a stream when the cavity is compressed. It has many applications, including blowing on a fire to supply it with air.
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