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Backdraught

ˈbakdrɑːft

Backdraught definitions
noun
backdraft backdrafts backdraught backdraughts
  1. a current of air or water that flows backwards down a chimney, pipe, etc.

    "when she opened the window she created a backdraught that sucked the fire right through the bedroom"

  2. a phenomenon in which a fire that has consumed all available oxygen suddenly explodes when more oxygen is made available, typically because a door or window has been opened