blowdown

[ bloh-doun ]

noun

Automotive. a procedure for measuring the compression within an engine to identify certain mechanical defects, such as worn piston rings.
a tree or stand of timber that has been blown down by the wind.

Origin of blowdown

1880–85 for earlier sense; noun use of verb phrase blow down

Words Nearby blowdown

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How to use blowdown in a sentence

The face fabric still deserves some caution around sharp objects, but I felt confident jamming it into my backpack or wearing it while walking over and around blowdown.
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The Tin Roof blowdown, released in 2007, is set in the Armageddon atmosphere of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
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A blazing mass of tops, twisted in a blowdown, fronted them, and they were forced to make a long detour.
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“The fool Indian ought to make allowance for a blowdown,” he reflected, angrily.
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British Dictionary definitions for blowdown (1 of 2)

blowdown

/ (ˈbləʊˌdaʊn) /

noun

an accident in a nuclear reactor in which a cooling pipe bursts causing the loss of essential coolant

British Dictionary definitions for blow down (2 of 2)

blow down

verb

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

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