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Definition of Blowoff
1. n. A blowing off steam, water, etc.;
Definition of Blowoff
1. Noun. Something that is blown off ¹
2. Noun. The explosive separation of part of a rocket etc in order to prevent its destruction and allow for retrieval ¹
3. Noun. A blowing off of steam, water, etc. ¹
4. Noun. (colloquial) An outburst of temper or excitement. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Blowoff
1. the expelling of gas [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blowoff
Literary usage of Blowoff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sewerage and Sewage Disposal: A Textbook by Leonard Metcalf, Harrison Prescott Eddy (1922)
"The same rise of sewage in the compression chamber also produces a pressure in
the starting bell, which is transmitted to the blowoff trap of the feed next ..."
2. The Engineer in Field and Office: New Ideas for Securing Uncommonly Quick (1918)
"Ordinarily, the cleaning of the screen is accomplished in about the time that it
takes to open and close the blowoff gate. If it is desired to maintain a ..."
3. The Engineers' Review (1905)
"The blowoff Pipe. Editor of the Engineers' Review : On page 23 of the February
Review, LS Saunders informs us that in all his experience he has never had a ..."
4. Manual by American Railway Engineering Association (1916)
"Where this system is installed, the blowoff lines should be led to a central ...
The blowoff pipe, the air, the washout and refilling water and the ..."
5. Manual of the American Railway Engineering Association by American Railway Engineering Association (1921)
"Where this system is installed, the blowoff lines should be led to a central ...
The blowoff pipe, the air, the washout and refilling water and the ..."
6. Handbook of Construction Cost by Halbert Powers Gillette (1922)
"13 356 Remark—The leakage shown for the last period indicates that someone had
tampered with the blowoff. This is borne out by the fact that the padlock on ..."
7. Guide to Cleaner Technologies: Cleaning and Degreasing Process Changes by Douglas Williams (1994)
"Another form of laser cleaning, blowoff of particles, actually gets under ...
The blowoff mechanism occurs when the material is mostly transparent to the ..."
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