preventer
Americannoun
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preventers
plural
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a person or thing that prevents.
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Nautical.
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any of various lines set up to reinforce or relieve ordinary running or standing rigging.
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a line for preventing a sail from jibbing.
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noun
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a person or thing that prevents
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nautical a rope or other piece of gear rigged to prevent a sail from gybing
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A diligent plumber will also calculate the pressure loss from the height of the bathroom above the water meter, the pressure loss through the water meter, a backflow preventer and any other pressure regulators.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
She and Sebastian still have "preventer" medication to reduce the risk of an attack and "reliever" medication in case one happens.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2022
The blowout preventer was supposed to be the last-ditch defense against high-pressure gas and oil bursting out of the well.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2016
We see the massive blowout preventer on the sea floor, which is rumbling and bubbling and being ominous.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2016
There was no time for talk, for orders were given for getting preventer stays on the foremast.
From For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Another would require blowout preventers — the equipment that failed in 2010 — to always be able to handle the well’s maximum gas flow specifications.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
Much of the discussion centers on rules intended to keep wells under control, such as requirements for blowout preventers that failed in the spill.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2020
But Sunday’s press conference shows that, through flattery and fear, he can be prevented from preventing the actual preventers from doing prevention.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2020
We hear of kill lines, blowout preventers, negative pressure tests, and something called the bladder effect, which I would rather not know about.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 30, 2016
Officers should assist Jack Ketch in his rôle of tax-gatherer, and all preventers should be formally tried by the magistrates.
From Bygone Punishments by William Andrews
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