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Definition of Backblast
1. Noun. Backfire from a recoilless weapon.
Definition of Backblast
1. Noun. A dangerous blast of hot air behind a rocket or missile when it is fired. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backblast
Literary usage of Backblast
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Howard's Hill and Other True Stories: Small Unit Marine Action in Vietnam by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"The backblast from the recoilless weapon whipped up a gust of spray which marked
his position, and, under a hail of bullets, he half-crawled, half-swam away ..."
2. Military Geography for Professionals and the Public by John M. Collins (2000)
"backblast makes it dangerous to emplace recoilless weapons in small, unvented
rooms or other cramped spaces where loose objects, glass, and combustible ..."
3. Seven Firefights in Vietnam by John A. Cash (1985)
"So close was the range that the crash of the impacting round mingled with the
roar of the backblast. Then came another blast, and a third, and a fourth, ..."
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