boilover
Noun
Meaning
boilover (plural boilovers)
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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Jake Noonan and Florent cause a boilover at $51 in the Vobis Sires Guineas.
Meanwhile, Caulfield trainer Nick Ryan celebrated his first black-type victory with Sircconi claiming a fourth-length boilover in the listed Seppelt Wines VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final.