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.

Origin of flareback

1
First recorded in 1900–05; noun use of verb phrase flare back

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