Look up: blowout

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   Blowout
   A DEPRESSION on the land surface caused by wind EROSION.
   Found on http://www.csc.noaa.gov/text/glossary.ht
   
   
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   Blowout
   Uncontrollable release of downhole pressure upward through the well-bore or casing. As well as fire, the gases are also toxic, and in floating operations a gas blowout may include a threat to the stability of the rig itself. (See Mud)
   Found on http://www.anson.co.uk/oilfield_glossary
   
   
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   blowout
   an uncontrolled flow or gas, oil, or other well fluids into the atmosphere or into an underground formation. A blowout, or gusher, can occur when formation pressure exceeds the pressure applied to it by the column of drilling fluid.
   Found on http://www.workover.co.uk/og/B%20-%20Glo
   
   
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   Blowout
   Uncontrolled flow of gas and/or oil or other well fluids from a well during drilling.
   Found on http://www.contractorsunlimited.co.uk/gl
   
   
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   Blowout
   the uncontrolled flow of gas, oil or other fluids from a well
   Found on http://www.flowmeterdirectory.com/natura
   
   
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   blowout
   a hollow or depression of the land surface,generally saucer or trough shaped,formed by wind erosion,especially in an area of shifting sand or loose soil,or where vegetation is disturbed or destroyed Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • boil; 2)Bursting under hydrostatic pressure; 3)The depressed area from which soil has been removed by wind erosion ...
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   blowout
   noun 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`
   Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
   
   
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   Blowout
   `Blowout` may refer to: *Blowout (well drilling), a sudden release of oil and gas from a well *Blowout (geology), a sandy depression caused by the removal of sediment by wind *Blow Out, a 1981 film directed by Brian De Palma *`Blow Out` (TV series), a television show on Bravo network *Blowout (hair style) *`Blowout`, a song from Radiohead's album Pablo Honey *A tire rupture *A blowout, in medicine, such as a blowout fracture or a caecal blowout *...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowout
   
   
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   Blowout
   The rapid sale of all shares in a new securities offering. See: hot issue.
   Found on http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg
   
   
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    BlowOut
    `BlowOut` is a video game of the run and gun genre released in 2004 by Terminal Reality. Gameplay, according to many reviewers, is very similar to an older side-scrolling shooter title called Abuse.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlowOut
    
    
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    blowout
    (from the article `tunnels and underground excavations`) ...water pressure at the crown (upper part). Since air tends to escape through the upper part of the tunnel, constant inspection and repair of leaks ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/80
    
    
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    Blowout
    A patch of land in the Great Plains states of North America where dry soil is blown away by wind leaving heavier rock and possibly artifacts on the surface.
    Found on http://members.aol.com/artgumbus/glossar
    
    
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    Blowout
    A depression in the land surface caused by wind erosion.
    Found on http://www.desertusa.com/glossary2.html