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blowout preventer

blowout preventer noun: a device that sits at the surface interface of an oil well and prevents a blowout from occurring by closing the orifice, allowing material to flow from the oil reservoir out through the shaft.

Noun

blowout preventer (plural blowout preventers)

  1. (oil industry) A device that sits at the surface interface of an oil well and prevents a blowout from occurring by closing the orifice, allowing material to flow from the oil reservoir out through the shaft.
    Synonyms:
    BOP

Synonyms of blowout preventer

Forms of blowout preventer

pluralblowout preventers

Words formed from blowout preventer

Questions about blowout preventer

What does blowout preventer mean?
Blowout preventer means a device that sits at the surface interface of an oil well and prevents a blowout from occurring by closing the orifice, allowing material to flow from the oil reservoir out through the shaft.
What part of speech is blowout preventer?
Blowout preventer is a noun.
What is the plural of blowout preventer?
The plural of blowout preventer is blowout preventers.

Words near blowout preventer in the dictionary

  1. blowoff
  2. blowoffs
  3. blowout
  4. blowout coil
  5. blowout coils
  6. blowout preventer
  7. blowout preventers
  8. blowout sale
  9. blowout sales
  10. blowouts
  11. blowover

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