Associations to the word «Blowout»

BLOWOUT, noun. A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre / tire

BLOWOUT, noun. A sudden release of oil and gas from a well

BLOWOUT, noun. A social function, especially one with large quantities of food

BLOWOUT, noun. (slang) (sports) A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt. Often occurs when one team is superior to the other.

BLOWOUT, noun. (geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.

BLOWOUT, noun. (AU) an extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.

BLOWOUT, noun. The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.

BLOWOUT COIL, noun. A coil, carrying an electric current, that serves to deflect and thus extinguish an arc formed when the contacts of a switch part to turn off the current.

BLOWOUT COILS, noun. Plural of blowout coil

BLOWOUT PREVENTER, noun. (oil industry) a device that sits at the surface interface of an oil well, that prevents a blowout from occurring, by closing the orifice allowing material to flow from the oil reservoir out through the shaft.

BLOWOUT, noun. An easy victory.

BLOWOUT, noun. A sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus; "the right front tire had a blowout"; "as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights".

BLOWOUT, noun. A gay festivity.