breather : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: breather	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for breather
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
breather n a short respite [syn: breath, breather, {breathing place}, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time] air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time Synonym(s): snorkel, schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Breather \Breath"er\, n. 1. One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives. (b) One who utters. (c) One who animates or inspires. 2. That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise. [Colloq.]