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backheads

backheads is the plural of backhead.

Meaning of backhead

Noun

backhead (plural backheads)

  1. The wall of a steam locomotive's firebox, located in the cab, where the controls are mounted.

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Questions about backheads

What is backheads the plural of?
Backheads is the plural of backhead.

Words near backheads in the dictionary

  1. backhauling
  2. backhauls
  3. backhead
  4. backheader
  5. backheaders
  6. backheads
  7. backheel
  8. backheeled
  9. backheeler
  10. backheelers
  11. backheeling

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backheads (page history and authors); backhead (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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