The safety valve released a violent blowoff from the furnace
2.
a device that permits and channels such a current
3. slang
a person who brags or boasts; a blow-hard
4.
a temporary, sudden surge, as in prices
The Federal Reserve Board's credit tightening could cause a blowoff in interest rates
Word origin
[1830–40; n. use of v. phrase blow off]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ante, grid, orientation, paraffin, walkover
Examples of 'blowoff' in a sentence
blowoff
Fuel-air equivalence ratio was varied between the blowoff and flashback limit and the corresponding temperature, current-voltage, and emissions were recorded.
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