airpipe

The airpipe was the most sensitive and vulnerable part of their bodies and Nrrhooch knew exactly why he had selected this organ.

Enemy in the Dark Mahr, Kurt 1975

The airpipe was a peculiar organ which was attached to the nape of the Ephogers 'necks.

Enemy in the Dark Mahr, Kurt 1975

Breathe shallowly so that even with a smaller airpipe, you still could breathe and buy yourself the time and wait for gravity to do the work for you.

Near Death Experience 2005

Nrrhooch moved slowly at first but quickly regained his strength as his airpipe ceased to hurt and the ringing in his ears diminished.

Enemy in the Dark Mahr, Kurt 1975

Then he slid into the water and submerged himself in order to fill his ears with water and to test his breathing through the airpipe.

Enemy in the Dark Mahr, Kurt 1975

He would feel a sharp pain in his airpipe till it got used to the change.

Enemy in the Dark Mahr, Kurt 1975

He made a hissing noise and then began to moan under the painful pressure exerted by Nrrhooch whose right hand pressed his airpipe together.

Enemy in the Dark Mahr, Kurt 1975

He was shrewdly suspected of having tried to drown another member by cutting his airpipe, so, when he died, the club celebrated the event.

Three Elephant Power and Other Stories 1902

Whenever any dampness appeared, or, what more frequently happened, any accumulation of ice had taken place during the preceding night, the necessary means were immediately adopted for removing it; in the former case usually by rubbing the wood with cloths, and then directing the warm airpipe towards the place; and in the latter by scraping off the ice, so as to prevent its wetting the deck by any accidental increase of temperature.

Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1 William Edward Parry 1822

They couldn t copy that, but they might invent a reciprocating steam engine turning a screw-they might attach an airpipe so it could submerge-and it wouldn’t impress the outsiders, but it would cross the ocean too, at its own pace; and it would overawe any neighboring tribes.”

The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978