So far in our Elite Status Series, weâve covered American, Delta and Southwest. Today, TPG contributor Jason Steele takes us through the basics of United Premier Silver status â how you can qualify for it and maximize the benefits once you earn it. Unless you have a last-minute mileage run planned, itâs probably too late to worry about achieving status during the 2013 calendar year.
backfire - a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine blowup, detonation, explosion - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
an explosive surge in a fire produced by the sudden mixing of air with other combustible gases. Origin of backdraft. 1815-1825. First recorded in 1815-25; back2 + draft. Contemporary definitions for backdraft. noun. a sweep of air backwards; also, a condition in a fire where oxygen is depleted and the fire dies down until a door is opened and the fire flares violently from the intake of oxygen.