blow-by

or blow·by

[ bloh-bahy ]

/ ˈbloʊˌbaɪ /

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noun, plural blow-bies.Automotive.

leakage of the air-fuel mixture or of combustion gases between a piston and the cylinder wall into the crankcase of an automobile.

a device, fitted to a crankcase, for conducting such gases back to the cylinders for combustion.

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Origin of blow-by

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

Words nearby blow-by

blow, blow a fuse, blow away, blowback, blowball, blow-by, blow-by-blow, blow-comb, blowdown, blow-dry, blow-dryer

How to use blow-by in a sentence

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In the Vietnam era, the public often participated in such debates, because we received blow-by-blow accounts from the battlefield.
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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.
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In fact, I got a blow-by-blow description of your entire escape from them.
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British Dictionary definitions for blow-by

blow-by

noun

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

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