back-blast


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Noun 1. back-blast - backfire from a recoilless weapon
backfire, blowback - the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
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You can also minimize back-blast by putting your gun muzzle up against or very close to the window before firing so that most of the gas and broken glass fragments flow away from you.
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