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blow´by`

(blō´bī`)

the leakage of gases from the combustion cylinder of an internal combustion engine between the piston and cylinder wall into the crankcase.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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This causes energy loss, swelling of the case, gas blowby around the projectile, increases jump to the rifling and a loss in pressure and velocity.

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Cylinder blowby and neglecting the oil change intervals add to the problem.

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That blowby in the crankcase mixes with oil to make acid and sludge.

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She adds a second emotional blowby revealing that she intends to give up the baby to a childless couple.