backblast
English
Etymology
back + blast
Noun
backblast (plural backblasts)
- A dangerous blast of hot air behind a rocket or missile when it is fired.
- 2008 April 21, Michael R. Gordon, “Civilians Suffer in Sadr City’s Daily Gun Battles”, in New York Times:
- Two Iraqi soldiers were brought in the morning after being wounded by the backblast of one of their own rocket-propelled grenades.
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