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^[1]

Declension

See also

• blåshål
• draghål
• English: window

References

1. ↑ vind-hål in Johan Ernst Rietz, Svenskt dialektlexikon (1862–1867)