blind (redirected from Turning a blind eye)

blind

1. done without being able to see, relying on instruments for information

2. (of cultivated plants) having failed to produce flowers or fruits

3. Poker a stake put up by a player before he examines his cards

4. Hunting chiefly US and Canadian a screen of brush or undergrowth, in which hunters hide to shoot their quarry
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blind [blīnd]

(engineering)

A solid disk inserted at a pipe joint or union to prevent the flow of fluids through the pipe; used during maintenance and repair work as a safety precaution. Also known as blank.

(geology)

Referring to a mineral deposit with no surface outcrop.

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blind

1. A device to obstruct vision or keep out light; usually a shade, a screen, or an assemblage of light panels or slats.

2. A solid disk inserted in a pipe joint or union to prevent the flow of water during the repair of a water distribution system.