💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Back fire"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| backfirenoun | A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction. |
| backburnnoun | A controlled burn, lit in the path of a wildfire, in order to deprive it of combustible material. |
| spot firenoun | A small fire started by a burning fragment of a wildfire, that causes the wildfire to spread downwind |
| controlled burnnoun | A wildfire or brushfire set intentionally and carefully managed for purposes of fire suppression, agriculture, ecological management, etc. |
| headfirenoun | A smaller fire moving in front of a larger one spread by the wind. |
| covering firenoun | (military) supporting fire; small-arms fire directed at an enemy to prevent them firing elsewhere. |
| firebreaknoun | An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it. |
| back draftnoun | Alternative form of backdraft. [(American spelling, firefighting) Sudden, dangerous recombustion that occurs when there is a rapid reintroduction of oxygen to an enclosed space containing a fire.] |
| backdraughtnoun | (firefighting, chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of backdraft. [(American spelling, firefighting) Sudden, dangerous recombustion that occurs when there is a rapid reintroduction of oxygen to an enclosed space containing a fire.] |
| hazard reduction burnnoun | (Australia) A deliberately lit fire in bush or grassland, under favourable conditions, used to reduce the fuel available for a wildfire. |
| backdraftnoun | (American spelling, firefighting) Sudden, dangerous recombustion that occurs when there is a rapid reintroduction of oxygen to an enclosed space containing a fire. |
| blacklinenoun | A document indicating the differences between two versions of another document. |
| backblastnoun | A dangerous blast of hot gas behind a rocket or missile when it is fired. |
| bin firenoun | A fire set in a rubbish bin or trash can, often as an accident or as vandalism. |
| back draughtnoun | Alternative form of backdraft. [(American spelling, firefighting) Sudden, dangerous recombustion that occurs when there is a rapid reintroduction of oxygen to an enclosed space containing a fire.] |
| backflashnoun | The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system. |
| blowbacknoun | An unintended adverse result, especially of covert political action. |
| bonfirenoun | A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal. |
| burnovernoun | The situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it. |
| bushfirenoun | (Australia) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire. |
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