Mexican Spanish Meaning of back fire

Contra el fuego

Other Mexican Spanish words related to Contra el fuego

Definitions and Meaning of back fire in English

Webster

back fire ()

A fire started ahead of a forest or prairie fire to burn only against the wind, so that when the two fires meet both must go out for lack of fuel.

A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in a direction reverse to that in which it should travel; also, an explosion in the exhaust passages of such ah engine.

Webster

back fire (v. i.)

To have or experience a back fire or back fires; -- said of an internal-combustion engine.

Of a Bunsen or similar air-fed burner, to light so that the flame proceeds from the internal gas jet instead of from the external jet of mixed gas and air.

FAQs About the word back fire

Contra el fuego

A fire started ahead of a forest or prairie fire to burn only against the wind, so that when the two fires meet both must go out for lack of fuel., A premature

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éxito,florecer,prosperar,prosperar

back exercise => Ejercicios para la espalda, back entrance => entrada trasera, back end => back end, back down => echarse para atrás, back door => Puerta trasera,