Blowout

Blowout

Blowout or Blow Out may refer to:
*Blowout (well drilling), a sudden release of oil and gas from a well
*Blowout (geology), a sandy depression caused by the removal of sediment by wind
*"Blow Out", a 1981 film directed by Brian De Palma
*"Blow Out" (TV series), a television show on Bravo network
*Blowout (hair style)
*"Blowout", a song from Radiohead's album Pablo Honey
*"BlowOut", a 2004 run and gun video game.
*A blowout, in medicine, such as a blowout fracture or a caecal blowout
*Blowout (tire), a sudden loss of tire pressure.
*A "blowout" in sports occurs when one team outscores another by a large margin or in such a fashion that allows the second team little chance of a victory from a point early in the contest.


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  • Blowout — oder auch Blow out (engl. für Ausbruch) bezeichnet: Blowout (Tiefbohrtechnik) (Bohrlochausbruch), gefährlicher Ausbruch von Wasser, Öl oder Gas bei Tiefbohrungen Siehe auch: Blow Out – Der Tod löscht alle Spuren, ein Film von Brian de Palma …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • blowout — [n1] explosion; something exploded blast, break, burst, detonation, eruption, escape, flat tire, leak, puncture, rupture, tear; concept 179 blowout [n2] wild party bash, binge, feast, riot*, shindig, spree; concept 383 …   New thesaurus

  • blowout — lowout n. 1. a gay or lavish festivity. [colloq.] Syn: gala, gala affair, jamboree. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the sudden deflation of an inflatable tire due to a puncture or rupture, often accompanied by a bang. [PJC] 3. the sudden escape of gas or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blowout — index outburst Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • blowout — ► NOUN 1) an occasion when a vehicle tyre bursts or an electric fuse melts. 2) informal a large, lavish meal …   English terms dictionary

  • blowout — [blōout΄] n. 1. the act or result of blowing out; specif., a) the bursting of a tire b) the melting of an electric fuse from too much current 2. Slang a party, banquet, or celebration 3. Slang an overwhelming victory or, esp. in sports, defeat …   English World dictionary

  • blowout — The rapid sale of all shares in a new securities offering. See: hot. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * blowout blow‧out [ˈbləʊaʊt ǁ ˈbloʊ ] noun [countable] informal 1. COMMERCE …   Financial and business terms

  • Blowout — Pour le film de Brian de Palma, voir Blow Out. Blowout issu du puits Ixtoc …   Wikipédia en Français

  • blowout — n. flat tire 1) to have a blowout 2) to fix a blowout * * * [ flat tire ] to have a blowout to fix a blowout …   Combinatory dictionary

  • blowout — UK [ˈbləʊaʊt] / US [ˈbloʊˌaʊt] noun [countable] Word forms blowout : singular blowout plural blowouts 1) an occasion when a tyre on a moving vehicle suddenly bursts We had a blowout on the motorway. 2) [usually singular] informal a celebration… …   English dictionary

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