backdraft

backdraft

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English back
English draft
English backdraft

    From back + draft.

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    backdraft (plural backdrafts)

    1. (American spelling, firefighting) Sudden, dangerous recombustion that occurs when there is a rapid reintroduction of oxygen to an enclosed space containing a fire.

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