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Definitions of: FIREBACK

fireback: (n.) One of several species of pheasants of the genus Euplocamus, having the lower back a bright, fiery red. They inhabit Southern Asia and the East Indies.

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backfire

backfire: Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"; A miscalculation that recoils on its maker; A fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path; A loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine; The backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired; Set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire; Emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"