Plural of backfire
regular plural
The plural of backfire is backfires.
Forms of backfire
| Singular | backfire /ˈbækfaɪə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | backfires |
| Countable | countable |
Backfires in a sentence
- As much of Seattle tries to sleep, the Hellcat supercar goes on the prowl, the howls of its engine and the explosive backfires from its tailpipes echoing off the high-rise towers downtown.2024 May 29, Mike Baker, “Sleepless in Seattle as a Hellcat Roars Through the Streets”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the...
- If wit enhances meaning, this systematic reductiveness is antiwit, ultimately reduced to an infantile practical joke that backfires.1977, George deForest Lord, Heroic Mockery: Variations on Epic Themes from Homer to Joyce, page 74. From the entry antiwit
- It is commonly defined as a phenomenon in which an attempt to censor or remove a piece of information on the web backfires, causing greater publicity.2009, John W. Dozier, Sue Scheff, Google Bomb: The Untold Story of the $11.3M Verdict That Changed the Way We Use the Internet, HCI…. From the entry Streisand effect
Meaning of backfire
- noun A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
- noun An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
- noun An explosion in other equipment.
Questions about the plural of backfire
- What is the plural of backfire?
- The plural of backfire is backfires.
- Is backfire countable?
- Backfire is a countable noun.
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