Blow-by

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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

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