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backdraft

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary

backdraft /ˈbakdraft, ˈbækdræft / (British backdraught)
noun
1 a current of air or water that flows backward down a chimney, pipe, etc.:
when she opened the window she created a backdraft that sucked the fire right through the bedroom.
2 a phenomenon in which a fire that has consumed all available oxygen suddenly explodes when more oxygen is made available, typically because a door or window has been opened.
– DERIVATIVES
backdrafting (British backdraughting) noun