to go flat/to burst out

[GandalfMB]

Hello,
Do "On my way back, one of the tires went flat/burst out" sound fine? I would use "burst out". I think it's more sudden and violent. If one of the tires had a small hole in it, it would be likely to go flat by the morning. I think a tire would need some time in order to go flat, depending on the size of the hole.

What do you think?

 

[JulianStuart]

In AE, the word used is "blowout" (Random House entry in WRF dictionary). BE speakers will tell us if that is also used in the UK. (It's never happened to me in a rental car on any of my return trips)

 

[GandalfMB]

In AE, the word used is "blowout" (Random House entry in WRF dictionary). BE speakers will tell us if that is also used in the UK. (It's never happened to me in a rental car on any of my return trips)

Ops...Ahh...my bad. Yes, it's "blowout" and I should have used "blow out" instead of "burst out". Arghh.....

 

[Andygc]

Many years ago, my tyre burst. Actually, it's happened three times to me and once was particularly exciting. But that's not really relevant.

It's "my tyre burst" in BE. I think some BE speakers have picked up "I had a blowout", but I haven't.

 

[GandalfMB]

Many years ago, my tyre burst. Actually, it's happened three times to me and once was particularly exciting. But that's not really relevant.

It's "my tyre burst" in BE. I think some BE speakers have picked up "I had a blowout", but I haven't.

Quite a lot of dictionaries say that "blow out" or even "blow" can also be used. Is any of that true?
Thank you.

 

[JulianStuart]

It's "my tyre burst" in BE. I think some BE speakers have picked up "I had a blowout", but I haven't.

(Possibly from the eponymous American film starring John Travolta)

 

[Andygc]

Is any of that true?

I wrote:

I think some BE speakers have picked up "I had a blowout", but I haven't.

Yes, it is possible to say that a tyre "blew", but I'm responding to your original post and the sentence "On my way back, one of the tires went flat/burst out". In that I would use "burst", not "blew".