nostril

US /ˈnɑstrəl/

UK /ˈnɒstrəl/

B2

noun

  • Either of two holes on the outside of the nose
  • Either of the two external openings of the nasal cavity in vertebrates that admit air to the lungs and internal nares.

Examples

The stench of the cellar filled my nostrils.

She drew on the cigarette and blew smoke through her nostrils.