Back-blast (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

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Meaning:

Backfire from a recoilless weaponplay

Synonyms:

back-blast; backblast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("back-blast" is a kind of...):

backfire; blowback (the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired)

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