blowout
noun [C] (EXPLOSION) /ˈbləʊ.aʊt/
/ˈbloʊ-/ mainly USDefinition
› a sudden explosion of a tyre on a road vehicle while it is moving quicklyExploding and eruptingAccidents involving vehicles
(Definition of blowout noun (EXPLOSION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- blast noun (EXPLOSION)
- blast verb (EXPLODE)
- blow (sb/sth) up phrasal verb
- blow verb (DESTROY)
- burst in on sb/sth phrasal verb
- burst in/into (somewhere) phrasal verb
- burst noun (BREAK)
- burst verb
- dynamite verb
- erupt verb (VOLCANO)
- explode verb (BREAK APART)
- explosion noun (BURST)
- flame verb (EMOTION)
- go off phrasal verb (EXPLODE)
- go pop idiom
- go up phrasal verb (EXPLODE)
- ignite verb
- implode verb
- pop noun (SOUND)
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