English Explanatory Dictionary

backflash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
  2. Synonym of flashback (“dramatic device”).

Word forms

backflash backflashes

Etymology

From back + flash.

Synonyms

flashback
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