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back-building

back-building is the present participle and gerund of back-build.

Meaning of back-build

Verb

back-build (third-person singular simple present back-builds, present participle back-building, simple past and past participle back-built)

  1. Of a thunderstorm or supercell, to generates new cells on the side opposite its direction of movement.

Questions about back-building

What is back-building the present participle and gerund of?
Back-building is the present participle and gerund of back-build.

Words near back-building in the dictionary

  1. back-blocks
  2. back-bone
  3. back-bones
  4. back-breaking
  5. back-build
  6. back-building
  7. back-builds
  8. back-built
  9. back-burn
  10. back-burner
  11. back-burnered

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