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preventer

[ pri-ven-ter ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that prevents.
  2. Nautical.
    1. any of various lines set up to reinforce or relieve ordinary running or standing rigging.
    2. a line for preventing a sail from jibbing.


preventer

/ ±è°ùɪˈ±¹É›²Ô³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person or thing that prevents
  2. nautical a rope or other piece of gear rigged to prevent a sail from gybing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of preventer1

First recorded in 1580–90; prevent + -er 1
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"People think if you take your blue inhaler you'll be OK, and very often children and adults forget to take the preventer inhalers, and that's strongly associated with having further asthma attacks and increasing the risk of asthma deaths."

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A diligent plumber will also calculate the pressure loss from the height of the bathroom above the water meter, the pressure loss through the water meter, a backflow preventer and any other pressure regulators.

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“Importantly, the rule requires that those testing and reporting on blowout preventers be certified and meet federal standards. It also requires that blow-out preventer failure reports be sent to BSEE,†Sakashita said in an email exchange.

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Failure of blowout preventer equipment was a major cause of the April 2010 disaster that killed 11 workers and resulted in an estimated 130 million gallons of crude oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico over 87 days.

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Failure of blowout preventer equipment was a major cause of the April 2010 disaster that killed 11 workers and resulted in an estimated 130 million gallons of crude oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico over 87 days.

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