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back passage

back passage noun: the passage between two terraced houses leading between the front and back gardens or yards.

Noun

back passage (plural back passages)

  1. The passage between two terraced houses leading between the front and back gardens or yards.
  2. (euphemistic) The anus or rectum.

Forms of back passage

pluralback passages

Questions about back passage

What does back passage mean?
Back passage means the passage between two terraced houses leading between the front and back gardens or yards.
What part of speech is back passage?
Back passage is a noun.
What is the plural of back passage?
The plural of back passage is back passages.

Words near back passage in the dictionary

  1. back page
  2. back pages
  3. back pain
  4. back pains
  5. back pass
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  8. back passes
  9. back pat
  10. back pats
  11. back pay

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