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backdraft
[ bak-draft, -drahft ]
noun
- an explosive surge in a fire produced by the sudden mixing of air with other combustible gases.
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Origin of backdraft1
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And he appeared just as often in more popular fare, playing a spacey tank commander in âKellyâs Heroes,â a demented arsonist in âBackdraftâ and an authoritarian president in the âHunger Gamesâ films.
Jamie Dobie's box-kicks are almost forcing the Warriors backwards as they get caught in the backdraft.
In the â90s, Swan appeared in a number of high-profile films including Quentin Tarantinoâs âNatural Born Killersâ and Ron Howardâs âBackdraft.â
Swanâs additional film credits include âWhoâs That Girl,â âBackdraftâ and âGoing All the Way.â
Fire Commissioner William Renaldo described an explosion caught on video as a backdraft, which he said occurs when oxygen is âsucked into the building and then blown back.â
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