noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The gun's blowback mechanism ejected the spent cartridge and loaded a fresh one. " military weapon machine technical action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An unintended adverse result, especially of a political action. Examples : "The government's new tax policy, intended to stimulate the economy, created unexpected blowback in the form of widespread public protests. " politics outcome action government disaster Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth). Examples : "He refused to participate in the blowback, finding it unhygienic. " culture action entertainment human sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share On a steam locomotive, the reversal of exhaust gases when the regulator is closed without using the blower; see Blowback (steam engine). Examples : "The sudden blowback of hot exhaust gases startled the engineer as he quickly closed the regulator on the steam locomotive. " technical vehicle machine energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
