Backfire

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000373",
  "term": "Backfire",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An unintended explosion or combustion that occurs in the intake or exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, rather than within the combustion chamber. This can be caused by improper fuel-air mixture, ignition timing issues, or faulty components. In wildland firefighting, a backfire is a controlled fire set to consume fuel in the path of an advancing wildfire.",
  "subject": "Industrial safety",
  "references": [
    "backfire - definition and meaning (Wordnik)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Gegenfeuer legen",
    "es": "contrafuego",
    "fr": "contre-feu"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/backfire/"
}