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What is a boilover?

What is a boilover? Here are some definitions.

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  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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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.
He hectored and brayed at the podium as if he had found himself unwittingly at some local council boilover.
Avoid spraying directly into open containers to prevent boilover.
It was remarkable tackle by his brother Jamie that set the scene for the boilover.
A boilover within the MEP has also generated publicity in recent weeks.

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