backblast

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Etymology

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From back +‎ blast.

Noun

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backblast (plural backblasts)

  1. A dangerous blast of hot gas behind a rocket or missile when it is fired.
    • 2008 April 21, Michael R. Gordon, “Civilians Suffer in Sadr City’s Daily Gun Battles”, in New York Times[1]:
      Two Iraqi soldiers were brought in the morning after being wounded by the backblast of one of their own rocket-propelled grenades.