vindhål

Swedish edit

vindhål n

(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
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
(dialect) an air inlet hole in a woodstove or oven^[1]