blowout
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈbloʊˌaʊt/
- The car had a sudden blowout on the highway, forcing us to pull over.
- well blowout
- oil well blowout
- deepwater blowout
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Watch on YouTubeRemember when we had a mid air door blowout, door plug blowout because bolts were missing?
- Remember when we had a mid air door blowout, door plug blowout because bolts were missing?
- Me saying sciency things like geomagnetism and methane blowouts can sound like I'm presenting strong evidence to you, but I'm not.
Examples
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I'm terrified of a tire blowout, and glad you weren't hurt.
Blog text (4) -
During the Deepwater Horizon blowout, BP applied Corexit directly at the gushing wellhead on the seafloor.
Academic text (2012) -
I seem to have some sort of a blowout here.
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The heat must have caused a blowout.
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If you ran over something that caused the blowout, the tire and wheel problem is your responsibility.
Blog text (2) -
If a blowout occurs, the cost of repairs is only the beginning.
Academic text (2003) -
I think we've had a blowout.
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The blowout occurred just as I was crossing the Canadian River overpass.
Fiction book (2002) -
Four natural gas blowouts have occurred in Cook Inlet since 1962.
Academic text (2000) -
An unusual opportunity for scientists to study CNH would surely be the blowout of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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2.3
A tire with little or no air that cannot be driven on
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2.2
A tire with little or no air that cannot work properly
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6.0
A sudden violent breaking open of something like a pipe or balloon
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3.5
An unexpected failure of a machine that stops it working
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Etymology
Blowout comes from blow + out, meaning air or gas is pushed 'out' suddenly. That's why a 'blowout' is a sudden break, like a tire that bursts when the air escapes.