back fire
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back fire
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From back + fire.
noun back fires · backfire · back-fire
- A small, controlled fire set in the path of a larger uncontrolled fire, in order to limit the spread of the large fire by removing its fuel.
- An explosion produced either by a running internal combustion engine that occurs in the air intake or exhaust system rather than inside the combustion chamber or unburned fuel or hydrocarbons ignited somewhere in the exhaust system.
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noun controlled fire
| Español | contrafuego |
|---|---|
| Français | contre-feu |
| Ελληνικά | αντεμπρησμός antemprismós, αντιπυρκαγιά antipyrkagiá, αντιπυρά antipyrá |
| Русский | встре́чный пал vstréčnyj pal |
noun explosion of a combustion engine
| Español | deflagración de escape |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 逆火 nìhuǒ |
| Deutsch | Fehlzündung |
| Italiano | back-fire |
Talk about this word "back fire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/back%20fire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. back fire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/back%20fire "back fire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/back%20fire.
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@misc{back_fire_2026,
title = {back fire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/back%20fire},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
