Boilover
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Boilover is a noun meaning A hazardous situation where an attempt is made to extinguish semi-enclosed oil- or petrochemical-fuelled fire with water, generating steam which propels the burning fuel outwards.
Meaning
A hazardous situation where an attempt is made to extinguish semi-enclosed oil- or petrochemical-fuelled fire with water, generating steam which propels the burning fuel outwards.
More Meanings
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang, countable) A sporting event with an unexpected outcome, especially a horse race where the favourite fails to win.
Example Sentences
[…] there was not much good horsemanship. The Derby itself was an ordinary race, something of a boilover for Dark Star […]
Word Forms
- boilovers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include boiloff, boilermaking, boil, firewater, rollover, boiling-house.
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