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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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They will meet face-to-face before the third and final cricket Test to discuss how best to prevent a boilover between players.
Avoid spraying directly into open containers to prevent boilover.
If the bulb will withstand boiling water, it can be held in the surface of boilover water from a container with lid.
In the boilover of the round Grafton won their first game of the season against Southern Cross University in Grafton last Saturday.
Australia wrecked New Zealand's World Cup ambitions on the same stage nine months ago in a 22-10 semi-final boilover.
A boilover within the MEP has also generated publicity in recent weeks.

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