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back run

back run is the alternative form of backrun.

Meaning of backrun

Noun

backrun (plural backruns)

  1. A reverse flow, either of a fluid or of an anchor chain.

Forms of back run

pluralback runs

Questions about back run

What is back run the alternative form of?
Back run is the alternative form of backrun.

Words near back run in the dictionary

  1. back room
  2. back rooms
  3. back row
  4. back rows
  5. back rub
  6. back run
  7. back scatter
  8. back scattered
  9. back scattering
  10. back scatters
  11. back scratcher

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Adapted from Wiktionary: back run (page history and authors); backrun (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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