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backflashes

backflashes is the plural of backflash.

Meaning of backflash

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

Questions about backflashes

What is backflashes the plural of?
Backflashes is the plural of backflash.

Words near backflashes in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backflashes (page history and authors); backflash (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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