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blowout
('bl/oU/,/AU/t
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noun (n)
- a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus(noun.event)Example:
The right front tire had a blowout.
As a result of the blowout we lost all the lights.
source: wordnet30 - The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.(noun)source: webster1913