Associations to the word «Backblast»

Wiktionary

BACKBLAST, noun. A dangerous blast of hot air behind a rocket or missile when it is fired.

Dictionary definition

BACKBLAST, noun. Backfire from a recoilless weapon.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats