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s | backfire |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

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).

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

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    backfire

    English

    Verb

    (backfir)
  • (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.
    • His attempt to make money by importing luxury cars horribly backfired when fuel prices tripled.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (firefighting)

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