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Meaning of boilover | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A hazardous situation where an attempt is made to extinguish semi-enclosed oil- or petrochemical-fuelled fire with water, generating steam which propels the burning fuel outwards.
  2. A sporting event with an unexpected outcome, especially a horse race where the favourite fails to win.
    Australia, New-Zealand, countable, slang

Equivalents

Polski wyrzut

Examples

“[…] there was not much good horsemanship. The Derby itself was an ordinary race, something of a boilover for Dark Star […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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