blowout

[ bloh-out ]

/ ˈbloʊˌaʊt /

a sudden bursting or rupture of an automobile tire.

a sudden or violent escape of air, steam, or the like.

a hollow formed in a region of shifting sands or light soil by the action of the wind.

an uncontrollable escape of oil, gas, or water from a well.

Aeronautics. flame-out.

Slang. a lavish party or entertainment.

Words related to blowout

First recorded in 1815–25; noun use of verb phrase blow out

TLDR: Biden wins, Ryan average, VP debates don't matter unless it's a blowout.
Vice Presidential Debate Live Blog|Justin Green|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Bowing Out: Jil Sander has opted out of the blowout fashion show format for her womenswear comeback in Milan this September.
Natalie Portman Weds in Rodarte; Jil Sander Goes Off The Grid|The Daily Beast|August 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In this part of the country we call it blowout—when the mouth opens up in the middle of a hill and shoots stuff out like a rifle.
Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco Chronicle Mining Catastrophes in West Virginia|Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco|June 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
With nearly two-thirds of the vote in, Maryland was shaping up as a Romney blowout, 48 to 30 percent.
Mitt Romney Runs the Table, Winning Wisconsin, Maryland, and D.C.|Howard Kurtz|April 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Horse-race polls that once showed a tough battle between the two now project an Obama blowout.
Michael Tomasky on the GOP’s Michigan Giveaway|Michael Tomasky|February 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"Hang it all, there's a blowout," growled Reed, bringing the car to a stop.
The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell|L. P. Wyman
So it became an understood arrangement that Pete was to be allowed, and expected to have, a 'blowout' every spring and fall.
Doctor Jones' Picnic|S. E. Chapman
But then if Gene should paint that blowout, the critics would say 'there never was such a landscape in Kansas.'
The Reclaimers|Margaret Hill McCarter
The weather had been ideal, and not a single puncture or blowout had come to cause them trouble.
The Rover Boys on a Tour|Arthur M. Winfield
He had obeyed with such enthusiasm that the blowout had occurred at the intersection of Fifth avenue and Forty-second street.
Officer 666|Barton W. Currie