Backdraft

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English

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Etymology

back + draft

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Noun

backdraft (plural backdrafts)

  1. A situation in which burning material that has been deprived of oxygen and is no longer in flames but remains hot has oxygen reintroduced, causing it to combust again explosively.
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Synonyms

  1. smoke explosion
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See also

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