blowdown
Wind-toppled timber area
Blowdown refers to trees knocked down by wind, or the area where such trees have fallen: The trail was blocked by blowdown from last night's storm.
In industrial contexts, blowdown is the intentional release of water or steam from a boiler or cooling system to remove sediment or reduce pressure.
The verb phrase is blow down.
Storm-uprooted trees
- uprootedRemoved from foundation
- snagUnforeseen complication
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- fallenHaving dropped down
debris · canopy · disturbance · tangle · slash · breakage · deadfall · fuel load
Violent atmospheric disturbance
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- galeSevere sustained wind
tempest · squall · gust · tornado · derecho · microburst · downdraft · storm damage
Device maintaining steady output
- decompressionReduction of pressure
- ascentUpward movement
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- inhaleDraw air in
purge · breathing · diver · wetsuit · fins · buoyancy · tank · underwater
Fluid flow controller
- pressure releaseReducing internal force
- depressurizationLoss of contained atmosphere
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
vent · discharge · safety valve · compressed air · tank · cylinder · bleed
windthrow
Storm-uprooted trees
fallen · debris · canopy · disturbance · tangle · slash · breakage · deadfall · fuel load · regeneration
windstorm
Violent atmospheric disturbance
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
gale · tempest · squall · gust · tornado · derecho · microburst · downdraft · storm damage · wind shear
regulator
Device maintaining steady output
- decompressionReduction of pressure
- ascentUpward movement
- exhaleExpel breath outward
inhale · purge · breathing · diver · wetsuit · fins · buoyancy · tank · underwater
valve
Fluid flow controller
- pressure releaseReducing internal force
- depressurizationLoss of contained atmosphere
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
purge · vent · discharge · safety valve · compressed air · tank · cylinder · bleed
- lumberjackinglumberjack, logger, chainsaw, axe, felling
- building systemsHVAC, plumbing, electrical systems, heating, cooling
- steam powersteam, steam power, steam engine, steam engines, steam turbine
- steam trainslocomotive, steam engine, steam, steam locomotive, boiler
- pressure reliefrelief valve, safety valve, pressure valve, release valve, escape valve
- divingscuba, scuba diving, dive mask, dive helmet, diving bells
blowdownpressurization
Raising internal atmospheric force
charging · fill · intake · buildup · compression