soufflerie

French

Etymology

From souffler +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.flə.ʁi/

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Noun

soufflerie f (plural souffleries)

1. wind tunnel
2. the bellows and other machinery that pumps air into an organ
3. (by extension) bellows
4. (by extension) any apparatus that generates a stream of air

Further reading

• “soufflerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.