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Procedure for measuring the compression within an engine to identify certain mechanical defects, such as worn piston rings; Also: Tree or stand of timber that has been felled by the wind

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  • An outdated pressure release system called a blowdown stack was at the heart of the failures that led to the blasts in 2005.
  • The explosion occurred after a piece of equipment called a blowdown drum overfilled with highly flammable liquid hydrocarbons.
  • After MECO-2, a "blowdown" of the Centaur's propellant tanks and a burn off of any leftover hydrazine will take place.
  • The whole blowdown up there is in his jurisdiction.
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