Backflash vs Backfire - What's the difference?
backflash | backfire |
(Of a gun or cannon) to fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
As a verb backfire is
(of a gun or cannon) to fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.As a noun backfire is
(firefighting).backflash
Not English
Backflash has no English definition. It may be misspelled.English words similar to 'backflash':
backsplash, bookplate, bakeapple, backplate, backflush, backfile, backplane, bookable, bikeable, bakeable, bisabolene, baggable, baseplate, beggable, bishoplikebackfire
English
Verb
(backfir)- His attempt to make money by importing luxury cars horribly backfired when fuel prices tripled.