"back wall" meaning in English

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Noun

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: 90 6 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 9 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 80 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 80 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 80 10 10 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, squash
  2. (anatomy) The back of the thorax's wall Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (Wall): paret posterior [feminine] (Catalan), takaseinä (Finnish), peräseinä (Finnish), cúlbhalla [masculine] (Irish), tuaroa (Maori)
    Sense id: en-back_wall-en-noun-C5RSk6jV Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'Wall': 31 43 27
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, wall.
    Sense id: en-back_wall-en-noun-Y5GhRArY

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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