backsplit
backsplit noun: a split-level home whose split level is visible only from the side elevation.
Noun
backsplit (plural backsplits)
- A split-level home whose split level is visible only from the side elevation.
- By the 1960s in North America sprawling ranchers and backsplits with attached garages had become common […]1987, E. C. Relph, The Modern Urban Landscape: 1880 to the Present, page 174
- As for the tornado-struck house, a semi-detached backsplit, it was in need of significant repairs, and the Cammisas said their insurance company told them not to expect a speedy visit from the adjuster.2009 August 22, Dave Feschuk, “First a tornado's swirl; then, a whirl of logistics”, in Toronto Star
Forms of backsplit
| plural | backsplits |
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Origin of backsplit
From back + split.
Questions about backsplit
- What does backsplit mean?
- Backsplit means a split-level home whose split level is visible only from the side elevation.
- What part of speech is backsplit?
- Backsplit is a noun.
- What is the plural of backsplit?
- The plural of backsplit is backsplits.
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