Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blowout preventer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
blowout pre-ven-ter
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device that sits at the surface interface of an oil well and prevents a blowout from occurring by closing the orifice, allowing material to flow from the oil reservoir out through the shaft.

Inflected Forms

blowout preventers (plural)

Derived Forms

BOP

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

blowout containment dome tophat dome tophat containment dome oil derrick oil well oil rig junk shot

Synonyms

BOP

Questions

What does blowout preventer mean?
A device that sits at the surface interface of an oil well and prevents a blowout from occurring by closing the orifice, allowing material to flow from the oil reservoir out through the shaft.

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