back pressure
Britishnoun
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engineering
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the pressure that opposes the motion of a piston on its exhaust stroke in an internal-combustion engine
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the exhaust pressure in external combustion engines
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med the local pressure that builds up when fluid flow is obstructed in the cardiovascular or urinary systems
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Walker Duehr hustled up the ice after a turnover, fended off some back pressure and zipped a cross-ice pass to Lucic, who sent the puck just under the crossbar and in.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
This ridge acts like a doorstop, creating back pressure that holds the ice shelf together.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2022
"They had their chances. We had great back pressure, great sticks and turning a lot of pucks over in the neutral zone."
From Fox News ● Jun. 23, 2021
This is not reverse osmosis, because there is no back pressure to cause it.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The size of the pipes carrying the gas should be proportioned to the maximum rate of generation, so that undue back pressure from throttling may not occur.
From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by F. H. (Frank Henley) Leeds
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