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backdash

backdash noun: a backwards dashing movement.

Noun

backdash (plural backdashes)

  1. A backwards dashing movement.

Forms of backdash

pluralbackdashes

Origin of backdash

From back- + dash.

Questions about backdash

What does backdash mean?
Backdash means a backwards dashing movement.
What part of speech is backdash?
Backdash is a noun.
What is the plural of backdash?
The plural of backdash is backdashes.

Words near backdash in the dictionary

  1. backcrosses
  2. backcrossing
  3. backcrossings
  4. backdam
  5. backdams
  6. backdash
  7. backdashes
  8. backdate
  9. backdated
  10. backdatedly
  11. backdater

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