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Rarebacklashes
The correct spelling is backlashes.
How to pronounce backlashes
noun
Say it like: Bak-las-hes
The correct spelling is backlashes. A sudden backward motion. For example: "The public backlash to the proposal was quick and insistent."
Usage Examples
“The public backlash to the proposal was quick and insistent.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A sudden backward motion.
- 2.A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
- 3.The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear.
- 4.The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
verb
- 1.To cause or set off a backlash.
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