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- Dictionaryblowout/ˈbləʊaʊt/
noun
- 1. an occasion when a tyre on a vehicle bursts or an electric fuse melts. Similar
- 2. a large or lavish meal or social gathering: informal "it is difficult to imagine the slim person going for a real blowout" Similar
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BLOWOUT definition: 1. a sudden explosion of a tyre on a road vehicle while it is moving quickly 2. a very large meal…. Learn more.
1. : a festive social affair. 2. : a bursting of a container (such as a tire) by pressure of the contents on a weak spot. 3. : an uncontrolled eruption of an oil or gas well. 4. : an easy or one-sided victory. 5. : a valley or depression created by the wind in areas of shifting sand or of light cultivated soil. 6.
a large party or social occasion.
A blowout is an uncontrolled escape of oil or gas from an oil or gas well. A blowout occurs when a well releases an uncontrolled flow of gas, oil, or other fluids into the air. A blowout may occur during well drilling operations when the well penetrates a high pressure gas-producing formation.
When something stops working or breaks down, you can call it a blowout. The blowout of a city's electrical system can be a particularly big problem. A blowout most often involves air or gas pressure — a blowout when you're driving on the highway is a popped tire.
1. a sudden bursting or rupture of an automobile tire. 2. a sudden or violent escape of air, steam, or liquid, esp. an uncontrollable escape of oil, gas, or water from a well. 3. flame-out. 4. a lavish party or entertainment. 5. Also called blow′out sale′. a quick sale of retail merchandise at very low prices. [1815–25]
noun. a sudden bursting or rupture of an automobile tire. a sudden or violent escape of air, steam, or the like. a hollow formed in a region of shifting sands or light soil by the action of the wind. an uncontrollable escape of oil, gas, or water from a well.
a sudden escape of oil or gas from an oil well. See blowout in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: blowout. Definition of blowout noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BLOWOUT definition: 1. an occasion when a tyre suddenly explodes while a vehicle is still moving 2. an expensive meal…. Learn more.
1. to extinguish (a flame, candle, etc) or (of a flame, candle, etc) to become extinguished. 2. (intransitive) (of a tyre) to puncture suddenly, esp at high speed. 3. (intransitive) (of a fuse) to melt suddenly. 4. (tr; often reflexive) to diminish or use up the energy of. the storm blew itself out. 5. (intransitive)
