vent

vent

verb

{bc}to provide with a vent

vent

noun

vent

noun

{bc}a slit in a garment

vent one's spleen

idiom

{bc}to express angry feelings

hydrothermal vent

noun

{bc}a fissure in the ocean floor especially at or near a mid-ocean ridge from which mineral-rich superheated water issues

vol-au-vent

noun

{bc}a baked patty shell filled with meat, fowl, game, or seafood in sauce

give vent to

idiom

{bc}to express (a strong emotion, such as anger) in a forceful and open way

Lee*ward Islands

geographical name

island chain in the central Pacific extending 1250 miles (2012 kilometers) west-northwest from the main islands of the Hawaiian group; includes Nihoa, Necker, Laysan, Midway, and Kure islands

Wind*ward Islands

geographical name

islands of the West Indies in the southern Lesser Antilles extending south from Martinique but not including Barbados, Tobago, or Trinidad