• Blowout

    Full definition of blowout

    Noun

    blowout

    (plural blowouts)
    1. a sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre
      tire
    2. a sudden release of oil and gas from a well
    3. a social function, especially one with large quantities of food
    4. (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.The game between the two teams was nothing but a blowout.
    5. (geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
    6. (AU) an extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
    7. The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
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