air blow
91blow — There are three distinct blows in English. The commonest, the verb ‘send out air’ [OE], can be traced back to an Indo European base *bhlā . It came into English (as Old English blāwan) via Germanic *blǣ , source also of bladder. The Indo European …
92blow — There are three distinct blows in English. The commonest, the verb ‘send out air’ [OE], can be traced back to an Indo European base *bhlā . It came into English (as Old English blāwan) via Germanic *blǣ , source also of bladder. The Indo European …
93blow-by — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: blow by, v. : leakage of gas or liquid between a piston and its cylinder during operation * * * /bloh buy /, n., pl. blow bies. Auto. 1. leakage of the air fuel mixture or of combustion gases between a piston and… …
94blow·out — /ˈbloʊˌaʊt/ noun, pl outs [count] 1 : a sudden loss of air caused by a hole or cut in a tire The car crashed after one of its tires had a blowout. see also ↑blow 5, 1 2 informal : a large and informal social gathering : a big party …
95air — [13] Modern English air is a blend of three strands of meaning from, ultimately, two completely separate sources. In the sense of the gas we breathe it goes back via Old French air and Latin āēr to Greek áēr ‘air’ (whence the aero compounds of… …
96air — [13] Modern English air is a blend of three strands of meaning from, ultimately, two completely separate sources. In the sense of the gas we breathe it goes back via Old French air and Latin āēr to Greek áēr ‘air’ (whence the aero compounds of… …
97Air Raid Wardens — Infobox Film name = Air Raid Wardens image size = 150px caption = Theatrical poster for Air Raid Wardens (1943) director = Edward Sedgwick producer = B.F. Zeidman writer =Martin Rackin Harry Crane Jack Jevne Charley Rogers starring = Stan Laurel… …
98blow-back valve — The valve in the flap system that prevents the flaps from being lowered at too high an air speed. If the flaps are down and the air speed increases to too high a value, the flaps will retract automatically. Also called a flap overload valve. Blow …
99blow-in doors — Spring loaded doors located in the inlet duct of some gas turbine or turbofan engines. These doors are normally closed, but they open under conditions of low speed and high engine power to permit additional air into the compressor. Blow in doors… …
100air current — noun air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure trees bent under the fierce winds when there is no wind, row the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into… …
