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What is a backdraught?

What is a backdraught? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (firefighting, chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of backdraft
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The corporate muscle that stretches and bends our lives has had its own strong backdraught.
A deliberate fire had been set in an unoccupied house, left smoldering and created a backdraught when firefighters tried to gain entry.
A backdraught occurs when an oxygen-starved fire is ventilated and the result is an explosion in the form of a fireball.
However, out on the open road, the absence of a backdraught excluder screen meant wind noise and turbulence limited cruising speeds to what was comfortable.
The risk of backdraught is higher when the locomotive enters a tunnel because of the pressure shock.
The crew immediately went into action, even though there was a danger of a potentially deadly backdraught, where flames could burst out of a door or window at any time.

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