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backfire

zelfstandig naamwoord

1 backfire

The backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired.

synoniem: blowback.

Roget 388a: insulation, incombustible material, noncombustible material; fire retardant, flame retardant; fire wall, fire door.    incombustibility, incombustibleness etc. adj.. extincteur [Fr.]; fire annihilator; amianth, ... meer laten zien

2 backfire

A loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine.

3 backfire

A fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path.

4 backfire

A miscalculation that recoils on its maker.

synoniem: boomerang.

werkwoord

1 backfire

Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect:
— Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble.

synoniemen: backlash, recoil.

2 backfire

Emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire.

3 backfire

Set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire.

Nederlands: falen


Moby betekeniswoordenboek: backlash, backlashing, balefire, bang, beacon, beacon fire, blast, blaze, blow out, blow up, blowout, blowup, bonfire, boom, boomerang, bounce, bounce back, bound, bound back, burning ghat ... meer laten zien.

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