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Blowback may refer to:
Firearms
Blowback (firearms), a system of operation for self-loading firearms that obtains energy from the motion of the cartridge case as it is pushed to the rear by expanding gases created by the ignition of the propellant charge
Blowback (intelligence), unintended consequences of a covert operation that are suffered by the civil population of the aggressor government
Blowback (forensics), vacuum effect created in the barrel of a firearm when it is discharged
Blowback Productions, an independent film and television production company founded in 1988 by Marc Levin. Along with producing partner, Daphne Pinkerson, they have made over 20 films and won numerous awards.
An aerodynamic phenomenon affecting helicopter rotors also called flap back
Topics referred to by the same term
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