Backdraft
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- proper noun
- /ˈbækdræft/
- He was very good at playing dickish characters and was in some major flicks, including Misery, Backdraft, A Few Good Men, Hoffa, and Nixon.
- movie Backdraft
- Backdraft film
Examples
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But my production on the stage of Backdraft...
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And what about Backdraft?
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You know, it's like in that movie Backdraft.
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You know, it's like the sequel to Backdraft or something--
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And so you're carrying me out like backdraft, Backdraft.
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But watching say Backdraft on the screen, in which not only is "Fire!" yelled but shown in great graphic quantity, is not the same; it is an abstract idea of fire that may induce fear, yes, but does not follow that it would cause imminent violence or panic.
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In Backdraft, firefighters face life-threatening situations while battling dangerous blazes.
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The story of Backdraft highlights the intense bond between two brothers who are both firefighters.
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Watching Backdraft gave me a real insight into the challenges that firefighters encounter on the job.
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Etymology
Backdraft is the title of a 1991 film about firefighters and the dangers they face, and it takes its name from a real fire event. The name breaks into back ('toward the rear') and draft ('a movement of air') because a backdraft is when air suddenly rushes back into a hot space and can make the fire flare up, so the film uses the word for its story about sudden, dangerous fires.