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Definition of Back-blast
1. Noun. Backfire from a recoilless weapon.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Back-blast
Literary usage of Back-blast
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Explorers', Miners', and Metallurgists' Companion: Comprising a by Josiah Samuel Phillips (1873)
"... where the furnace-man is seen with the tapping-bar), for the two side blast
pipes and the back blast pipe (as shown with its governor at B). ..."
2. Metallurgy of Cast Iron: A Complete Exposition of the Processes Involved in by Thomas Dyson West (1897)
"When heat is finished, pull back blast pipe where it slides on stand H, unscrew
sections LM, drop doors, and blast pipe and cone will drop. ..."
3. Practical Blacksmithing by Milton T. Richardson (1888)
"With the old-fashioned back blast, the smith could have banked out a blow-hole
with wet coal the whole length of ..."
4. Fundamentals of Military Service by Lincoln Clarke Andrews, Leonard Wood (1916)
"Some earth is thrown out to the rear, forming a low " parados " to give protection
against the back blast of high explosive shells. ..."
5. The First Hundred Thousand: Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a Unit of "K (1)," by Ian Hay (1916)
"... chalky soil from the trench with great dexterity, and builds it up into a neat
parapet behind, as a precaution against the back-blast of a "Black Maria. ..."
6. Combustion of Coal and the Prevention of Smoke: A Practical Treatise for by William Miller Barr (1913)
"When the gate is closed, no back blast through the hopper can occur, and danger
from fire in the hopper or chute will be prevented at such times as the ..."
7. The International Military Digest Annual by Cornélis De Witt Willcox (1916)
"A rear parapet is necessary to protect against the back blast of high explosive
shell, but it must not render the trench conspicuous. ..."
8. After Earthquake and Fire: A Reprint of the Articles and Editorial Comment by Mining and scientific press (1906)
"The "old man" gives orders to blast the waste first, muck back, blast the ore
and send it to the mill, and says, "Boys, I think we have made a strike here. ..."
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