BACKDRAUGHT


Meaning of BACKDRAUGHT in English

( US backdraft )

■ noun

1》 a current of air or water that flows backwards down a chimney, pipe, etc.

2》 a phenomenon in which a fire that has consumed all available oxygen suddenly explodes when more oxygen is made available.

Derivatives

~ing noun

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