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  1. 1. n. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired Source: wordnet
  2. 2. n. misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. Blowback is 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. Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n:100 n. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired n. misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service Source: ecdict

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