ಅರ್ಥ : The backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : blowback
ಅರ್ಥ : A loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine.
ಅರ್ಥ : A fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path.
ಅರ್ಥ : A miscalculation that recoils on its maker.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : boomerang
ಅರ್ಥ : Emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
My old car backfires all the time.
ಅರ್ಥ : Set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire.