"blowdown" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: blowdowns [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from blow down. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|blow down}} Deverbal from blow down Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blowdown (countable and uncountable, plural blowdowns)
  1. (chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemical engineering
    Sense id: en-blowdown-en-noun-16lQLrHh Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 20 4 30 33
  2. (industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-blowdown-en-noun-6MbhwtVF Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 20 4 30 33
  3. (forestry) Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Forestry
    Sense id: en-blowdown-en-noun-H6vq9eUi Topics: business, forestry
  4. (aviation) The action of aerodynamic forces to tend to cause a deflected control surface to return to its neutral position, or prevent the surface from deflecting past a certain point. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-blowdown-en-noun-7MlditMx Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 20 4 30 33 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. (manufacturing, informal) An instance of blowing down with compressed air. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Manufacturing
    Sense id: en-blowdown-en-noun-EExs0s0G Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 11 22 8 25 35 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 22 3 29 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 20 4 30 33 Topics: business, manufacturing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blowdown limit Related terms: blowback, blowoff

Inflected forms

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