2syllables
blowbacks
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Definitions ofblowbacks
1noun
- A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.
- An unintended adverse result, especially of a political action.
Synonyms: fallout
- The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth).
- On a steam locomotive, the reversal of exhaust gases when the regulator is closed without using the blower; see Blowback (steam engine).
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