Associations to the word «Blowback»
Noun
- Recoil
- Bolt
- Breech
- Cartridge
- Firearm
- Handgun
- Primer
- Pistol
- Locking
- Inertia
- Pedersen
- Caliber
- Ignition
- Carbine
- Api
- Roller
- Lever
- Inline
- Slide
- Barrel
- Firing
- Fn
- Koch
- Chalmers
- Semi
- Compact
- Rifle
- Gas
- Browning
- Lr
- Weapon
- Piston
- Trigger
- Mechanism
- Marker
- Winchester
- Ammunition
- Mg
- Gun
- Grip
- Cia
- Fed
- Operation
- Powder
- Prototype
- Extraction
- Round
- Mm
- Design
- Bullet
- Chamber
- Pressure
- Valve
- Lighter
- Striker
- Action
- Handle
- Pm
- Velocity
- Cannon
- Colt
- Pin
- Manufacture
- Auto
- Rear
- Hammer
- Principle
- Fire
- Accuracy
- Delay
- Double
Adjective
Wiktionary
BLOWBACK, noun. (firearms) 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.
BLOWBACK, noun. An unintended adverse result, especially of a political action.
BLOWBACK, noun. (slang) The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth).
Dictionary definition
BLOWBACK, noun. The backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired.
BLOWBACK, noun. Misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service.
Wise words
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speak a few sensible words.