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What is a boilover?

What is a boilover? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  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.
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I recall an average of two tire blowouts per trip and one radiator boilover.
Australia wrecked New Zealand's World Cup ambitions on the same stage nine months ago in a 22-10 semi-final boilover.
He hectored and brayed at the podium as if he had found himself unwittingly at some local council boilover.
They will meet face-to-face before the third and final cricket Test to discuss how best to prevent a boilover between players.
A boilover within the MEP has also generated publicity in recent weeks.
The head and the heart say blue but the gut can't get away from the idea of a Queensland boilover.

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