Rückdruck — meaning in English

English meaning

• blowback noun An unintended and often damaging consequence, especially of a covert or political action.

Senses

Rückdruck is used for these senses in English:

• blowback (firearms) A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.

blowback — full definition

1. noun An unintended and often damaging consequence, especially of a covert or political action.
2. noun A firearm mechanism in which pressure from firing pushes the mechanism backward to reload the next round.