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back fire
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back firenoun
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.
Etymology: From back + fire.
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Back Fire
Back Fire is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Alan James and starring Jack Hoxie, Florence Gilbert, and Lew Meehan.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of back fire in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of back fire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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