blow-by: Meaning and Definition of

blow-by

Pronunciation: (blō'bī"), [key]
— pl. -bies.
  1. leakage of the air-fuel mixture or of combustion gases between a piston and the cylinder wall into the crankcase of an automobile.
  2. a device, fitted to a crankcase, for conducting such gases back to the cylinders for combustion.
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