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Meaning of blow-by | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

blow-by-blow blow-drier blow-dry blow-dryer blow-hard blow-in

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