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blowback
Blowback is a system of operation for self-loading firearms that obtains energy from the motion of the cartridge case as it is pushed to the rear by expanding…
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- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- K
- Contains
- LOWBAC
- Scrabble score
- 21
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
Blowback is a system of operation for self-loading firearms that obtains energy from the motion of the cartridge case as it is pushed to the rear by expanding gases created by the ignition of the propellant charge.
“{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': 'In most actions that use blowback operation, the breech is not locked mechanically at the time of firing: the inertia of the bolt and recoil spring(s), relative to the weight of the bullet, delays opening of the breech until the bullet has left the barrel'}”
noun
misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service
noun
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
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Example Sentences
{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': 'In most actions that use blowback operation, the breech is not locked mechanically at the time of firing: the inertia of the bolt and recoil spring(s), relative to the weight of the bullet, delays opening of the breech until the bullet has left the barrel'}
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