back fire en · NOUN
Etymology
From back + fire.
Meanings
- A small, controlled fire set in the path of a larger uncontrolled fire, in order to limit the spread of the large fire by removing its fuel.
- An explosion produced either by a running internal combustion engine that occurs in the air intake or exhaust system rather than inside the combustion chamber or unburned fuel or hydrocarbons ignited somewhere in the exhaust system.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| backfire | alternative | lexicographic | |
| back-fire | alternative | lexicographic | |
| back fires | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (17)
ca deflagració d'escapament (explosion of a combustion engine) · ca contrafoc (controlled fire) · sh protuvatra (controlled fire) · el αντιπυρκαγιά (controlled fire) · it back-fire (explosion of a combustion engine) · es deflagración de escape (explosion of a combustion engine) · es contrafuego (controlled fire) · el αντεμπρησμός (controlled fire) · el αντιπυρά (controlled fire) · pl przerwa w zapłonie gaźnika (explosion of a combustion engine) · sv moteld (controlled fire) · pl kontrolowany pożar (controlled fire) · de Fehlzündung (explosion of a combustion engine) · sv bakslag (explosion of a combustion engine) · fr contre-feu (controlled fire) · ru встре́чный пал (controlled fire) · cmn 逆火 (explosion of a combustion engine)