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  1. backdraft
    a valve on the ring main or hot blast main of a blast furnace Category: Iron and steel industries • a vertical pipe on the backdrafting valve of a blast furnace Category: Iron and steel industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  2. Backdraft
    Backdraft is an action drama starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott Glenn, Donald Sutherland and Rebecca De Mornay in a story about two Chicago firemen who don't get along being forced to work together when a serial arsonist strikes. Backdraft was directed by Ron Howard in 1991.
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  3. Backdraft
    A `backdraft` is an explosive event at a fire resulting from rapid re-introduction of oxygen to combustion in an oxygen-starved environment, for example, the breaking of a window or opening of a door to an enclosed space. Backdrafts present a serious threat to accessdate=2011-06-11--> The video incl...
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  4. Backdraft
    (film) `Backdraft` is a 1991 action thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. The film stars Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, and Robert De Niro. Jason Gedrick and J. T. Walsh co-star in the...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdraft

  5. Backdraft
    (drink) The `Backdraft` is a cocktail that is noted for its elaborate preparation and potency. Named after the backdraft which occurs in some fire situations, this drink produces a similar condition on purpose using flammable alcoholic drinks and an enclosing container, such as an upside down...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdraft

  6. Backdraft
    (attraction) `Backdraft` is a fire special effects show at the Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan theme parks. The show is based on the film of the same name. Visitors can learn how the pyrotechnic effects were created and experience some of them first hand. The Hollywood...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdraft

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