backdraught

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UK/ˈbæk.dɹɑːft/

A form of backdraft — Sudden, dangerous recombustion that occurs when there is a rapid reintroduction of oxygen to an enclosed space containing a fire.

OriginEnglish draught ← Middle English bak ← Old English bæc →
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Meanings

nounbackdraught (plural backdraughts)

plural backdraughts

  1. UKalternativefirefightingAlternative spelling of backdraft.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*baką
  3. Proto-West Germanic*bak
  4. Old Englishbæc
  5. Middle Englishbak
  6. Englishback
  7. Englishdraught
  8. Englishbackdraught

From back + draught.

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APA

backdraught. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backdraught

MLA

“backdraught.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backdraught. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backdraught,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backdraught.

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