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  • noun automotive in an internal combustion engine, any burnt or unburnt matter escaping from the cylinder, past the (worn) rings on the piston, and into the crankcase.

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Examples

  • Like the worker who tapped out 700 words on hiring his wedding photographer ("You want to put these precious memories in the hands of someone you can trust", or the employee who composed an 800-word blow-by- blow on his adventure at Six Flags ("I found myself swinging like a pendulum.

    Forbes.com: News Susan Adams 2011

  • Like the worker who tapped out 700 words on hiring his wedding photographer ("You want to put these precious memories in the hands of someone you can trust", or the employee who composed an 800-word blow-by- blow on his adventure at Six Flags ("I found myself swinging like a pendulum.

    Forbes.com: News 2011

  • Yes, some people knew that colder temperatures caused o-ring blow-by, but as Richard Feynman noted, it didn't raise alarms in the minds of the NASA folks, they simply said hey, we have more blow-by for this launch at this temperature, I guess we have more margin than we thought .... a kind of russian roulette Feynman said.

    Is Senator Bill Nelson an Astronaut? - NASA Watch 2009

  • As far as I know, we don't have blow-by from the SRBs anymore.

    Downplaying Internal Doubts About Ares - NASA Watch 2009

  • HAMMER: But as TV show after TV show recounts every last detail of this amazing story, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you, it ` s the gripping, blow-by - blow recollections of the survivors that provided the day ` s must-see moments.

    CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2009 2009

  • The company told us it had received no injury reports and believes the “blow-by” does not pose an issue but would send the newer part free of cost to owners who asked for it.

    Safety alert: Two Dirt Devil Kone models found Not Acceptable 2008

  • The company then told us its tests showed “blow-by” in certain units and linked it to an undersized filter adapter on some Kones with an “L” on the unit and box see photos.

    Safety alert: Two Dirt Devil Kone models found Not Acceptable 2008

  • The company told us it had received no injury reports and believes the “blow-by” does not pose an issue but would send the newer part free of cost to owners who asked for it.

    Safety alert: Two Dirt Devil Kone models found Not Acceptable 2008

  • The company then told us its tests showed “blow-by” in certain units and linked it to an undersized filter adapter on some Kones with an “L” on the unit and box (see photos).

    Safety alert: Two Dirt Devil Kone models found Not Acceptable 2008

  • Engineers suspected that cold had reduced the flexibility of the rubberized O-rings, which, in turn, had allowed a more significant primary O-ring leak, resulting in a more significant blow-by.

    Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006

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