flareback

[ flair-bak ]
/ ˈflɛərˌbæk /

noun

a blast of flame that sometimes issues from the breech of a large gun or cannon when it is opened after firing.
a brief, unexpected recurrence: a flareback of winter in May.

Origin of flareback

First recorded in 1900–05; noun use of verb phrase flare back

Words nearby flareback

flare, flare path, flare star, flare up, flare-up, flareback, flares, flareup, flaring, flash, flash blindness

Example sentences from the Web for flare-back

  • Pig-Iron explained that a flare-back had flooded the place with molten metal, setting everything inflammable on fire.

    The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills |James R. Mears

  • In this way a flare-back was avoided and the oil blazed where the flame was needed.

    Inventions of the Great War |A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond