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Backfire
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Backfire may refer to:
- The NATO reporting name for the Russian Tupolev Tu-22M aircraft.
- A backfire, the deliberate use of fire in wildfire suppression. Also known as a 'Back burn' (See also: Glossary of wildland fire terms.)
- A back-fire caused by an automobile.
- Backfire (film), the 1987 movie, starring Karen Allen.
- Backfire (1950 film), a black-and-white mystery movie released by Warner Bros. in 1950, starring Virginia Mayo.
- Operation Backfire, launch of three A4-rockets in October 1945 near Cuxhaven
- Any procedure that has the reverse of the intended effect and thereby makes the situation worse.
- "Backfire," a song by Aimee Mann from her 2000 album Bachelor No. 2
- "Backfire!" a Dutch hardcore band from the south (Maastricht)
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