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Blowout   Listen
noun
blowout  n.  
1.
A gay or lavish festivity. (colloq.)
Synonyms: gala, gala affair, jamboree.
2.
The sudden deflation of an inflatable tire due to a puncture or rupture, often accompanied by a bang.
3.
The sudden escape of gas or liquid confined under pressure, such as in a gas or oil well, or in a system containing pressurized air or steam.





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"Blowout" Quotes from Famous Books



... catch up with the truck. At the end of the first half mile, the horrible roadbed began to take toll of the elderly tires. There were two punctures, in rapid succession. Then came a blowout. And, at the bottom of the mountain a third puncture varied the monotony of the ride. Thus, the truck reached the Place well ahead of ...
— Further Adventures of Lad • Albert Payson Terhune


Words linked to "Blowout" :   walkaway, blow out, gala, triumph, victory, gala affair, romp, jamboree, malfunction, laugher, shoo-in, runaway, celebration, festivity


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