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backdraft
[ bak-draft, -drahft ]
noun
- an explosive surge in a fire produced by the sudden mixing of air with other combustible gases.
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of backdraft1
Example Sentences
And he appeared just as often in more popular fare, playing a spacey tank commander in “Kelly’s Heroes,†a demented arsonist in “Backdraft†and an authoritarian president in the “Hunger Games†films.
Jamie Dobie's box-kicks are almost forcing the Warriors backwards as they get caught in the backdraft.
In the ’90s, Swan appeared in a number of high-profile films including Quentin Tarantino’s “Natural Born Killers†and Ron Howard’s “Backdraft.â€
Swan’s additional film credits include “Who’s That Girl,†“Backdraft†and “Going All the Way.â€
Fire Commissioner William Renaldo described an explosion caught on video as a backdraft, which he said occurs when oxygen is “sucked into the building and then blown back.â€
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