blowback
Pronunciation: /ˈbloʊˌbæk/
The English word “blowback” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- An unintended adverse result, especially of covert political action.
- The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth).
- On a steam locomotive, the reversal of exhaust gases when the regulator is closed without using the blower.
- Synonym of backscatter.
Etymology
Deverbal from blow back.
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