blowout
noun /ˈbləʊaʊt/
/ˈbləʊaʊt/
- an occasion when a tyre suddenly bursts (= explodes) on a vehicle while it is moving synonym puncture
- to have a blowout
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- tyre/tire
- have
- [usually singular] (informal) a large meal at which people eat too much
- a four-course blowout
- (North American English, informal) a large party or social occasion
- We're going to have a huge blowout for Valentine's Day.
- (North American English, informal) an easy victory
- The game was a blowout, 8–1.
- Utah had its fourth blowout victory over San Antonio.
- a sudden escape of oil or gas from an oil well