Fehlzündung — meaning in English

English meaning

• misfire verb To fail to fire or ignite properly, as with a gun or an engine.

Senses

Fehlzündung is used for these senses in English:

• back fire 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.
• misfire An act of misfiring.

misfire — full definition

1. verb To fail to fire or ignite properly, as with a gun or an engine.
2. verb To fail to have the intended effect, especially of a joke, plan, or attempt.
3. noun An instance of failing to fire, ignite, or achieve the intended result.

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