Skip to main content

blowdown

/bloh-doun/US // ˈbloʊˌdaʊn //UK // (ˈbləʊˌdaʊn) //

吹落,吹气,井喷,吹风

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Automotive. a procedure for measuring the compression within an engine to identify certain mechanical defects, such as worn piston rings.
    • : a tree or stand of timber that has been blown down by the wind.

Examples

  • The face fabric still deserves some caution around sharp objects, but I felt confident jamming it into my backpack or wearing it while walking over and around blowdown.

  • The Tin Roof Blowdown, released in 2007, is set in the Armageddon atmosphere of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.

  • A blazing mass of tops, twisted in a blowdown, fronted them, and they were forced to make a long detour.

  • “The fool Indian ought to make allowance for a blowdown,” he reflected, angrily.