"in reverse" meaning in English

See in reverse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in reverse, {{en-PP}} in reverse
  1. Of a motion, sequence, etc.: backwards; reversed. Translations (backwards, reversed): aṣkār (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-in_reverse-en-prep_phrase-dbedpq28 Disambiguation of 'backwards, reversed': 92 8
  2. Of a motor car: in reverse gear.
    Sense id: en-in_reverse-en-prep_phrase-~C18B84M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

Download JSON data for in reverse meaning in English (1.2kB)

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