back fire

noun

Etymology

From back + fire.

  1. inherited from *péh₂wr̥
  2. inherited from *fōr — “fire
  3. inherited from *fuir
  4. inherited from fȳr — “fire
  5. inherited from fyr
  6. compounded as back fire — “back + fire

Definitions

  1. A small, controlled fire set in the path of a larger uncontrolled fire, in order to limit…

    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.

  2. An explosion produced either by a running internal combustion engine that occurs in the…

    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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA