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backflash

backflash noun: the hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.

Noun

backflash (plural backflashes)

  1. The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
  2. Synonym of flashback (“dramatic device”).
    • As an experienced editor I disapprove of backflashes, foreshadowings and tricksy devices […]2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    flashback

backflash meaning in Tamil

backflash in Tamil

எதிர் விரைவு எரியூட்டம்

Synonyms of backflash

Forms of backflash

pluralbackflashes

Origin of backflash

From back + flash.

Questions about backflash

What does backflash mean?
Backflash means the hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
What is backflash in Tamil?
Backflash in Tamil is எதிர் விரைவு எரியூட்டம். See Backflash meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is backflash?
Backflash is a noun.
What is the plural of backflash?
The plural of backflash is backflashes.

Words near backflash in the dictionary

  1. backfists
  2. backfit
  3. backfits
  4. backfitted
  5. backfitting
  6. backflash
  7. backflashes
  8. backflip
  9. backflipped
  10. backflipping
  11. backflips

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backflash (page history and authors); backflash (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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