Definitions from Wiktionary (blowback)
▸ noun: (firearms) A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.
▸ noun: An unintended adverse result, especially of covert political action.
▸ noun: (slang) The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth).
▸ noun: (rail transport) On a steam locomotive, the reversal of exhaust gases when the regulator is closed without using the blower.
▸ noun: (computing) Synonym of backscatter.
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▸ noun: (firearms) A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.
▸ noun: An unintended adverse result, especially of covert political action.
▸ noun: (slang) The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth).
▸ noun: (rail transport) On a steam locomotive, the reversal of exhaust gases when the regulator is closed without using the blower.
▸ noun: (computing) Synonym of backscatter.
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backblast,
kickback,
backfire,
back fire,
knockback,
déculassement,
knock-back,
flip,
bumpfire,
falling block,
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