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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 trees and power lines,” the National Weather Service said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 25, 2025

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

Any way, it was obliging enough to blow down a big tree, which fell upon the goat there, and finished her outright.

From Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa by H.C. Adams

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