blow-by

or blow·by

[ bloh-bahy ]

noun

, Automotive.

, plural blow-bies.

1. leakage of the air-fuel mixture or of combustion gases between a piston and the cylinder wall into the crankcase of an automobile.
2. a device, fitted to a crankcase, for conducting such gases back to the cylinders for combustion.

blow-by

noun

1. the leakage of gas past the piston of an engine at maximum pressure

Word History and Origins

Origin of blow-by¹

First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase blow by

Example Sentences

For those seeking a blow-by-blow account of the conflict, this book will more than satisfy.

From The Daily Beast

In the Vietnam era, the public often participated in such debates, because we received blow-by-blow accounts from the battlefield.

From The Daily Beast

He gives a blow-by-blow account of a mission that ends in tragedy for some of the soldiers but in triumph for Karzai.

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A blow-by-blow guide to the four stages of market-related sexual dysfunction.

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The next half hour covered a blow-by-blow account of Paul Brennan's efforts to have the minor restored to him.

From Project Gutenberg

In fact, I got a blow-by-blow description of your entire escape from them.

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