vindhål

Swedish

Noun

vindhål n

1. (sailing) a lull, a windless spot, more local than a calm

   De ökända vindhålen utanför Rio höll på att kosta Ericsson 3 segern

   The infamous lulls outside of Rio almost made Ericsson 3 lose the race

2. a smoke outlet hole in the roof (instead of a chimney)

   de tre rövarna, som hade trängt in i stugan genom vindhålet i taket

   the three robbers, who had entered the house through the hole in the roof

3. (dialect) an air inlet hole in a woodstove or oven

Declension

Declension of vindhål

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vindhål	vindhålet	vindhål	vindhålen
genitive	vindhåls	vindhålets	vindhåls	vindhålens

See also

• blåshål
• draghål
• English: window