noun
an explosive surge in a fire produced by the sudden mixing of air with other combustible gases.
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backdraught or (US), (Canadian) backdraft (ˈbækˌdrɑːft) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a reverse movement of air, gas, or liquid |
| 2. | an explosion that occurs when air reaches a fire that has used up all the available oxygen, often occurring when a door is opened to the room containing the fire |
| backdraft or (US), (Canadian) backdraft | |
| —n | |
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Backdraft
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| Main Entry: | backdraft |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a sweep of air backwards; also, a condition in a fire where oxygen is depleted and the fire dies down until a door is opened and the fire flares violently from the intake of oxygen |
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