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blowback

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blow·back   (blō'bāk')   
n.  

  1. The backpressure in an internal-combustion engine or a boiler.

  2. Powder residue that is released upon automatic ejection of a spent cartridge or shell from a firearm.

  3. The effect caused by recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service in an effort to mislead the government of another country.

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blowback

noun
1. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired 
2. misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service 
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