Blowdown
Automotive. a procedure for measuring the compression within an engine to identify certain mechanical defects, such as worn piston rings.
a tree or stand of timber that has been blown down by the wind.
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King Spruce, A Novel Holman Day
King Spruce, A Novel Holman Day
noun
an accident in a nuclear reactor in which a cooling pipe bursts causing the loss of essential coolant
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a simple past tense and past participle of blow2 . Historical Examples Shawn of Skarrow James Tandy Ellis A Yeoman’s Letters P. T. Ross Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States Various The Lion’s Mouse C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson Grapes of wrath Boyd Cable An Iceland Fisherman Pierre […]
- Blower
a person or thing that blows. a machine for supplying air at a moderate pressure, as to supply forced drafts or supercharge and scavenge diesel engines. snow blower. Mining. a jet of firedamp issuing from a crevice. Slang. a braggart. supercharger. Chiefly British Slang. a telephone. Historical Examples A Course of Lectures on the Principles […]
- Blowfly
any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Calliphoridae that deposit their eggs or larvae on carrion, excrement, etc., or in wounds of living animals. Historical Examples The Romance of Plant Life G. F. Scott Elliot Elementary Zoology, Second Edition Vernon L. Kellogg The Plattner Story and Others H. G. Wells A Drake by George! […]
- Blowhard
an exceptionally boastful and talkative person. Contemporary Examples ‘Octopus’ Review: Sam Israel, the Ponzi Schemer Who Got Duped Michael Maiello June 29, 2012 From ‘Breaking Bad’ to Benjamin Franklin: Dean Norris on Life After Hank Schrader Marlow Stern June 5, 2014 A Groundbreaking Family Daniel Frankel September 17, 2009 Historical Examples Sword and Pen John […]
- Blowie
noun (Austral, informal) a blowfly