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backover

backover noun: an accident in which a motor vehicle reverses over an unseen person.

Noun

backover (plural backovers)

  1. An accident in which a motor vehicle reverses over an unseen person.
    • More than 100 children in the United States die each year as a result of so-called backover accidents, according to Kids and Cars, an advocacy group.2007 October 24, John R. Quain, “With Safety in Mind, the Car Takes Charge”, in New York Times

Forms of backover

pluralbackovers

Origin of backover

From back + over.

Questions about backover

What does backover mean?
Backover means an accident in which a motor vehicle reverses over an unseen person.
What part of speech is backover?
Backover is a noun.
What is the plural of backover?
The plural of backover is backovers.

Words near backover in the dictionary

  1. backordered
  2. backordering
  3. backorders
  4. backout
  5. backouts
  6. backover
  7. backovers
  8. backpack
  9. backpack funding
  10. backpack nuke
  11. backpack nukes

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