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blowback

The correct spelling is blowback.

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noun

Say it like: Blo-wba-k

The correct spelling is blowback. A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.

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  1. 1.A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.
  2. 2.An unintended adverse result, especially of a political action.
  3. 3.The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth).
  4. 4.On a steam locomotive, the reversal of exhaust gases when the regulator is closed without using the blower; see Blowback (steam engine).

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