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In sports, a blowout is an easy or one-sided victory. [1] [2] It occurs when one athletic team or individual performer outscores another by a large margin or in such a fashion that allows the second team or individual little chance of a victory from a point early in a competition, game, contest or event, e.g. Team Frosties defeat Team Goose 9-1 ...
Blowout (geomorphology) Blowouts are sandy depressions in a sand dune ecosystem ( psammosere) caused by the removal of sediments by wind . Commonly found in coastal settings and margins of arid areas, blowouts tend to form when wind erodes patches of bare sand on stabilized vegetated dunes. Generally, blowouts do not form on actively flowing ...
Blowout: A sudden, uncontrolled release of underground pressure from the well. BOP (Blowout preventer): Pronounced "B-O-P", not "bop", is a mechanical device connected to the wellhead to control and prevent blowouts. Catwalk: Elevated platform used for sliding pipe up to the rig floor.
Nordstrom's winter sale is known for its up to 60 percent-off deals on fashion, home and beauty (so much beauty). That last category is so expansive that it can be overwhelming, which is why we've ...
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the "BP oil spill") was an environmental disaster which began on 20 April 2010, off the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect, considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and estimated to be 8 to 31 percent larger in volume than the previous largest, the ...
Blowout clearance sales at its roughly 800 stores could begin within a matter of weeks, according to Corali Lopez-Castro, a bankruptcy lawyer and managing partner at Kozyak Tropin and Throckmorton.
Proving that it's never too late (or early) to celebrate a holiday, Zynga is hoping to earn a few more dollars from players in FarmVille, as it has launched a Winter Blowout Sale in the game's ...
Wellhead. A wellhead is the component at the surface of an oil or gas well that provides the structural and pressure-containing interface for the drilling and production equipment. Wellhead gas storage, Etzel Germany. Oil well Christmas tree. The primary purpose of a wellhead is to provide the suspension point and pressure seals for the casing ...