English Dictionary

back fire

名詞

A small, controlled fire set in the path of a larger uncontrolled fire, in order to limit the spread of the large fire by removing its fuel.

日本語の意味

大規模な制御されていない火災の燃料を先に燃やし尽くすことで、その火災の拡大を防ぐために、あらかじめ人工的に放たれる小規模で制御された火事。

The firefighters decided to set a back fire to remove the fuel ahead of the wildfire.

消防士たちは、山火事の前方にある燃料を取り除くために制御された焼き払いを行うことにした。

意味（1）

A small, controlled fire set in the path of a larger uncontrolled fire, in order to limit the spread of the large fire by removing its fuel.

意味（2）

An explosion produced either by a running internal combustion engine that occurs in the air intake or exhaust system rather than inside the combustion chamber or unburned fuel or hydrocarbons ignited somewhere in the exhaust system.

back fires （ plural ）