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Synonyms

blow down

British  

verb

  1. to open a valve in a steam boiler to eject any sediment that has collected

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Damaging winds will blow down large objects such as trees and power lines,” weather officials warned.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024

It's almost time for Mother Winter to blow down the door and wipe the fields clean.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022

Gusts that strong can blow down branches and drought-stressed trees and cause power outages, warned weather service meteorologist Ryan Walbrun.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2022

Mr Archer says that it's vital to keep planting trees - even though they can blow down.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2022

Well, do not the winds that shriek across this flat country blow down trees sometimes?

From Servants of the Guns by Jeffery, Jeffery E.

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