back fire
A small, controlled fire set in the path of a larger uncontrolled fire, in order to…A small, controlled fire set in the path of a larger uncontrolled fire, in order to limit the spread of the large fire by removing its fuel.
» Ziri had his back to the fire.
Meaning
2 sensesA small, controlled fire set in the path of a larger uncontrolled fire, in order to limit the spread of the large fire by removing its fuel.
встре́чный палvstréčnyj pal
An explosion produced either by a running internal combustion engine that occurs in the air intake or exhaust system rather than inside the combustion chamber or unburned fuel or hydrocarbons ignited somewhere in the exhaust system.
Fehlzündung
Examples
2 sentencesZiri had his back to the fire.
Ziri swiftly turned back and fired a shot.
Translations
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Origin
From back + fire.From back + fire.
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