BLOWOUT

Blowout

A blowout is the uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from an oil well or gas well after pressure control systems have failed.

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Blow Out

Blow Out is a 1981 thriller film, written and directed by Brian De Palma. The film stars John Travolta as Jack Terry, a movie sound effects technician from Philadelphia who, while recording sounds for a low-budget slasher film, serendipitously captures audio evidence of an assassination involving a presidential hopeful. Nancy Allen stars as Sally Bedina, the young woman Jack rescues during the crime. The supporting cast includes John Lithgow and Dennis Franz.

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BlowOut

BlowOut is a 2004 side-scrolling action video game developed by Terminal Reality and published by Majesco, released for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC. It is a run-and-gun shoot-em-up in the tradition of games such as Contra and Metal Slug, with a power-up-based exploration structure akin to Metroid. In the game, the player takes the role of John "Dutch" Cane, a space marine sent to check up on researchers on the space platform "Honour Guard" only to discover that they have been horribly mutated.

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blow out

Verb

  1. To extinguish something, especially a flame.
    He blew out the match.
  2. To deflate quickly on being punctured..
    The tire blew out on a corner.
  3. In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.
    ''The No. 1-rated football team proceeded to blow out its undermanned opponent.
  4. to exhaust; to physically tire


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blowout

Noun

  1. a sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre / tire
  2. a sudden release of oil and gas from a well
  3. a social function, especially one with large quantities of food
  4. A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt. Often occurs when one team is superior to the other.
    The game between the two teams was nothing but a blowout.
  5. A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
  6. an extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
  7. The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.


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