"back wall" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: back walls [plural]
Etymology: Because it is a wall and is located at the back of the court. Head templates: {{en-noun}} back wall (plural back walls)
  1. (squash, racquetball) The wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall. Categories (topical): Squash, Racquet sports
    Sense id: en-back_wall-en-noun-ROALmgOu Disambiguation of Racquet sports: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 91 9 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, squash
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, wall.
    Sense id: en-back_wall-en-noun-Y5GhRArY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Wall): paret posterior [feminine] (Catalan), takaseinä (Finnish), peräseinä (Finnish), cúlbhalla [masculine] (Irish), tuaroa (Maori)
Disambiguation of 'Wall': 54 46

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