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back wall

back wall noun: the wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall.

Noun

back wall (plural back walls)

  1. The wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall.
  2. The back of the thorax's wall
    • ... back wall of thorax S20.40 Unspecified superficial injuries of back wall of thorax S20.401 Unspecified superficial injuries of right back wall of thorax D , S S20.402 Unspecified superficial injuries of left back wall of thorax D , S[…]2016 June 16, Carol J. Buck, 2012 ICD-10-CM Draft Standard Edition -- E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 1419
    • ... back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity S21.431 Puncture wound without foreign body of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity A , D , S S21.432 Puncture wound without foreign body of left[…]2015 January 1, Carol J. Buck, 2015 ICD-10-CM Draft Edition - E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 1319
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, wall.

Forms of back wall

pluralback walls

Origin of back wall

Because it is a wall and is located at the back of the court.

Questions about back wall

What does back wall mean?
Back wall means the wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall.
What part of speech is back wall?
Back wall is a noun.
What is the plural of back wall?
The plural of back wall is back walls.

Words near back wall in the dictionary

  1. back trail
  2. back up
  3. back up the truck
  4. back vowel
  5. back vowels
  6. back wall
  7. back walls
  8. back wash
  9. back washed
  10. back washes
  11. back washing

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