flarebacks
/ˈflɛrˌbæks/
noun
- Plural of flareback; multiple sudden bursts of flame or hot gas coming back toward the source.
- The old engine produced several flarebacks before it finally started.
- Firefighters trained to handle flarebacks from chemical fires.
- The gun range had to close after repeated flarebacks from faulty ammunition.
- Plural of flareback; multiple sudden angry responses or backlashes.
- There were flarebacks from both sides of the debate after the announcement.
- The controversial article triggered flarebacks from readers all over the country.
- The manager had to deal with flarebacks from several unhappy customers.