flareback

[ flair-bak ]

noun

1. a blast of flame that sometimes issues from the breech of a large gun or cannon when it is opened after firing.
2. a brief, unexpected recurrence:

   a flareback of winter in May.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flareback¹

First recorded in 1900–05; noun use of verb phrase flare back

Example Sentences

The flareback had come like a bolt from the blue while the gun crew, still cheering Jim Cooper's second hit, were reloading.

From Project Gutenberg

The Dreadnought Boys had beaten the flareback at its own grisly game.

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