Backfire
nounid
15089·updated May 16, 2026“Backfire” is retired. It does not tag in any document, it is excluded from the anchor pack, and it does not hold its lemma — so another term can take it.
deprecated
a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
polysemous
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Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
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Framework definitions
- §1
- a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
- §2
- a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- §3
- a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
- §4
- the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
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