Definition of Blowout preventer

1. Noun. (oil industry) a device that sits at the surface interface of an oil well, that prevents a blowout from occurring, by closing the orifice allowing material to flow from the oil reservoir out through the shaft. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Blowout Preventer

blown diffusers
blown off steam
blown one's load
blown save
blown saves
blown the whistle
blown up
blown up(p)
blownup
blowoff
blowoffs
blowout
blowout coil
blowout coils
blowout pipette
blowout preventer (current term)
blowouts
blowpipe
blowpipes
blowpoint
blows
blows away
blows off steam
blows one's load
blows the whistle
blows up
blowsabella
blowsabellas
blowse
blowsed

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