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A backdraft (North American English), backdraught (British English) [1] or smoke explosion is the abrupt burning of superheated gases in a fire caused when oxygen rapidly enters a hot, oxygen-depleted environment; for example, when a window or door to an enclosed space is opened or broken.
Tug of War: This is a game where Competitors (most often equal on both sides) must pull their opposing team across a line, into a puddle, etc. A team is meant to resist their competitor's effort to pull them across the line. Water Barrel: Competitors must move a barrel across the opposing team's line using water pressure from a fire hose.
Hand of cards during a game. The following is a glossary of terms used in card games.Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon slang terms. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to bridge, hearts, poker or rummy), but apply to a wide range of card games played with non-proprietary pac
Actual play (or live play): A genre of podcast or web show in which people play tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) for an audience. [ 50 ] [ 51 ] [ 52 ] Actual play often encompasses in-character interactions between players, storytelling from the gamemaster , and out-of-character engagements such as dice rolls and discussion of game mechanics.
The house's attic space where the author believes he may have been communicating with the spirit of a young boy. (Photo: Alex Aronson) I made my way down the rickety wooden stairs alone.
Creeping: This occurs when the fire burns with a low flame and spreads slowly. [9] Typical appearance of a creeping fire. Typical appearance of a creeping fire. Many Smoldering: Smoldering is when a fire burns without much flame but with large amounts of smoke. It typically occurs after the flaming combustion phase.
A home for sale in Tooele, Utah, went up in flames last week, about two months after the family that owns it moved to Washington state. Its living room and roof were destroyed. Owner Ben Jackson ...
creeping fire A fire that spreads slowly and burns with a low flame. crown fire A fire that advances between the tops of trees or shrubs more or less independently of a fire on the ground surface. Crown fires are sometimes classed as running or dependent to distinguish the degree of independence from the surface fire. crown out See torching.