Meanings
nounbackblast (plural backblasts)
plural backblasts
- A dangerous blast of hot gas behind a rocket or missile when it is fired.
Two Iraqi soldiers were brought in the morning after being wounded by the backblast of one of their own rocket-propelled grenades.
2008 April 21, Michael R. Gordon, “Civilians Suffer in Sadr City’s Daily Gun Battles”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
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APA
backblast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backblast
MLA
“backblast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backblast. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backblast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backblast.
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