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"Backfire" Definition
noun
A fire started in the path of an oncoming fire in order to deprive it of fuel and thereby control or extinguish it.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
An explosion of prematurely ignited fuel or of unburned exhaust gases in an internal-combustion engine.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
The backward escape of gases or cartridge fragments when a gun is fired.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A fire started to check an advancing fire by clearing an area.
Source: Merriam-Webster
A loud noise caused by the improperly timed explosion of fuel mixture in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine.
Source: Merriam-Webster
verb-intransitive
To explode in the manner of or make the sound of a backfire.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To produce an unexpected, undesired result.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To start or use a backfire in extinguishing or controlling a forest fire.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To make or undergo a backfire.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To have the reverse of the desired or expected effect .
Source: Merriam-Webster
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