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Blowout preventer
Meaning
Noun
●
In Oil industry:
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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