blowdown

[ bloh-doun ]
/ ˈbloʊˌdaʊn /

noun

Automotive. a procedure for measuring the compression within an engine to identify certain mechanical defects, such as worn piston rings.
a tree or stand of timber that has been blown down by the wind.

Origin of blowdown

1880–85 for earlier sense; noun use of verb phrase blow down

Example sentences from the Web for blowdown

  • A blazing mass of tops, twisted in a blowdown, fronted them, and they were forced to make a long detour.

    King Spruce, A Novel |Holman Day
  • “The fool Indian ought to make allowance for a blowdown,” he reflected, angrily.

    King Spruce, A Novel |Holman Day

British Dictionary definitions for blowdown

blowdown
/ (ˈbləʊˌdaʊn) /

noun

an accident in a nuclear reactor in which a cooling pipe bursts causing the loss of essential coolant