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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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In the boilover of the round Grafton won their first game of the season against Southern Cross University in Grafton last Saturday.
Avoid spraying directly into open containers to prevent boilover.
I recall an average of two tire blowouts per trip and one radiator boilover.
It was remarkable tackle by his brother Jamie that set the scene for the boilover.
He hectored and brayed at the podium as if he had found himself unwittingly at some local council boilover.
A boilover within the MEP has also generated publicity in recent weeks.

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