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blow·out    Audio Help   [bloh-out] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a sudden bursting or rupture of an automobile tire.
2.a sudden or violent escape of air, steam, or the like.
3.a hollow formed in a region of shifting sands or light soil by the action of the wind.
4.an uncontrollable escape of oil, gas, or water from a well.
5.Aeronautics. flame-out.
6.Slang. a lavish party or entertainment.

[Origin: 1815–25; n. use of v. phrase blow out]
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blow·out    Audio Help   (blō'out')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A sudden rupture or bursting, as of an automobile tire.
    2. The hole made by such a rupture.
  1. A sudden escape of a confined gas or liquid, as from a well.
  2. Slang A large party or other social affair: "Lunch was a billion-calorie blowout beside the pool" (Vanity Fair).
  3. Informal A lopsided victory or thorough defeat.

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blowout

noun
1. an easy victory [syn: runaway
2. a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus; "the right front tire had a blowout"; "as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights" 
3. a gay festivity [syn: gala

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈblowout1 noun
the bursting of a car tyre
Example: That's the second blowout I've had with this car.
Arabic: إنْثِقاب الدولاب وَخُروجُ الهَواءُ مِنْهُ
Chinese (Simplified): 车胎爆裂
Chinese (Traditional): 車胎爆裂
Czech: prasknutí (duše)
Danish: punktering
Dutch: klapband
Estonian: autokummi lõhkemine
Finnish: kumin puhkeaminen
French: éclatement
German: die Reifenpanne
Greek: σκάσιμο λάστιχου
Hungarian: durrdefekt
Icelandic: sprunginn hjólbarði
Indonesian: meletus, pecah
Italian: scoppio (di un pneumatico)*
Japanese: パンク
Korean: 빵꾸
Latvian: (riepas) plīsums
Lithuanian: padangos sprogimas
Norwegian: punktering
Polish: rozerwanie opony
Portuguese (Brazil): pneu furado
Portuguese (Portugal): furo
Romanian: explozie a unui pneu, *cauciuc
Russian: прокол шины
Slovak: prasknutie (duše)
Slovenian: pok pnevmatike
Spanish: pinchazo
Swedish: punktering
Turkish: patlama
ˈblowout2 noun
(on eg an oil rig) a violent escape of gas etc
Arabic: انْطِلاقُ البُخار أو الغاز
Chinese (Simplified): (突然)漏气
Chinese (Traditional): (突然)漏氣
Czech: prudký únik (plynu apod.)
Danish: udslip
Dutch: uitbarsting
Estonian: purse
Finnish: purkaus
French: éruption
German: das Zerplatzen
Greek: έντονη διαρροή αερίου
Hungarian: kitörés
Icelandic: snöggt loft— eða vökvaútstreymi
Indonesian: ledakan
Italian: fuga
Japanese: 破裂
Korean: 분출
Latvian: (gāzes u.tml.) spēcīga noplūde
Lithuanian: dujų išsiveržimas
Norwegian: utblåsning
Polish: eksplozja
Portuguese (Brazil): descarga
Portuguese (Portugal): escape
Romanian: erupţie
Russian: выброс
Slovak: výbuch
Slovenian: izbruh
Spanish: erupción
Swedish: utblåsning
Turkish: fışkırma
See also: blow, blow one's top, blow out, blow over, blow up, blow-lamp, blow-torch, blowhole, blowpipe, "blowout" in any language

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