bellows (EN)

noun

noun “bellows”

1. a device for blowing air, consisting of a flexible bag that emits air when squeezed
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   She used the bellows to stoke the fireplace.
2. any flexible, expandable container or enclosure used to cover a moving part or joint
   The bellows on the machine protected its moving parts from dust.
3. (photography) the folding extension connecting the lens to the camera body
   He adjusted the bellows to focus on the small object.
4. (figurative) something that stirs up or intensifies an emotion or activity
   The coach's speech was a bellows, igniting the team's passion.