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backdraft (backdraught), backflash
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Def: a backdraft (or backdraught) is an explosive event caused by a fire (the breaking of a window or opening of a door to an enclosed space)
Example: When she opened the window she created a backdraught that sucked the fire right through the bedroom.
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