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flareback

[ flair-bak ]

noun

  1. a blast of flame that sometimes issues from the breech of a large gun or cannon when it is opened after firing.
  2. a brief, unexpected recurrence:

    a flareback of winter in May.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of flareback1

First recorded in 1900–05; noun use of verb phrase flare back

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Example Sentences

The flareback had come like a bolt from the blue while the gun crew, still cheering Jim Cooper's second hit, were reloading.

The Dreadnought Boys had beaten the flareback at its own grisly game.

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