Blowout vs Detonation - What's the difference?
blowout | detonation |
a sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre / tire
a sudden release of oil and gas from a well
a social function, especially one with large quantities of food
(slang, sports) A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt. Often occurs when one team is superior to the other.
(geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
(AU) an extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances as, the detonation of gun cotton. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
Engine knocking, an improper combustion in internal combustion engines
As nouns the difference between blowout and detonation
is that blowout is a sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre / tire while detonation is detonation.blowout
English
Noun
(en noun)- The game between the two teams was nothing but a blowout .
