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   Back·draft

   /ˈbakdraft/

   

   noun

   • 1. a current of air or water that flows backward down a chimney, pipe, etc.: "when she opened the window she created a backdraft that sucked the fire right through the bedroom"
   • 2. a phenomenon in which a fire that has consumed all available oxygen suddenly explodes when more oxygen is made available, typically because a door or window has been opened.

   Derivatives

   • 1. backdrafting noun

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