Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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blowback | Yes | No | No | No |
detonation | Yes | No | No | No |
blowback (noun) | detonation (noun) |
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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. | the act of detonating an explosive |
misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service | a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction |
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired |