backflash
1 of 2noun
plural -es
1
: flashback
2
: the act or an instance of backflashing
3
: a groove formed around the outer portion of the flash to receive the metal squeezed through the flash in sinking an upper die
called also gutter
backflash
2 of 2intransitive verb
"
1
of a gas : to flash back and burn at a point where combustion is not intended
2
of a literary or dramatic work : to introduce a flashback into the narrative
the script backflashes to a day in his life 10 years before
Word History
Etymology
Noun
back entry 3 + flash
First Known Use
Noun
1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Intransitive Verb
circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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