English Explanatory Dictionary

blowout preventer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

blowout preventer blowout preventers

Synonyms

BOP

Related words

blowout containment dome tophat dome tophat containment dome oil derrick oil well oil rig junk shot LMRP

Derived words

BOP
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