back wall

bæk wɔːl

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Definition of back wall - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

architecturewall at the rear of a room or building

The back wall of the house needs repainting.

backside

sportswall opposite the front wall in a court

He hit the ball against the back wall.

backstop

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wall at the rear of a room or building
wall opposite the front wall in a court

Expressions with wall

stone wall

wall made from stone

The ancient castle had a strong stone wall.

wall in

surround someone or something with walls to keep inside

They tried to wall in the garden to keep animals out.

wall off

separate an area using a wall

They decided to wall off the garden for privacy.

wall up

isolate oneself from others

He walled up after the incident.

against the wall

adv.

in contact with a wall surface

The bookshelf is placed against the wall.

go over the wall

escape by climbing over a wall or barrier

The prisoner tried to go over the wall at night.

Terms with back wall included in their meaning

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wall sit

fitness exercise

exercise where you sit with back against a wall

retaining wall

construction

wall built to hold back earth or water

recess

architecture

small space set back in a wall

Examples of back wall in a sentence

They hung a painting on the back wall.
The back wall of the squash court was scuffed.
Players often aim for the back wall to score.

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French:mur du fond, paroi du fond, ...
German:Rückwand, ...
Italian:parete posteriore, muro di fondo, ...
Spanish:pared trasera, pared de fondo, ...
Portuguese:parede de fundo, parede posterior, ...
Chinese:后墙, 底墙, ...
Japanese:裏壁, ...
Arabic:جِدَار خَلْفِي, ...
Hebrew:קִיר אֲחוֹרִי, הַקִּיר הָאֲחוֹרִי, ...
Russian:задняя стена, ...
Ukrainian:задня стіна, ...
Hindi:पिछली दीवार, ...
Bengali:পিছনের দেয়াল, ...
Catalan:paret del darrere, paret del fons, ...
Czech:zadní stěna, ...
Danish:bagvæg, ...
Dutch:achterwand, ...
Greek:πίσω τοίχος, πίσω τοίχος γηπέδου, ...
Hungarian:hátsó fal, ...
Khmer:ជញ្ជាំងខាងក្រោយ, ជញ្ជាំងផ្នែកក្រោយ, ...
Korean:뒷벽, 백월, ...
Persian:دیوار پشتی, دیوار انتهایی, ...
Polish:tylna ściana, ...
Portuguese (BR):parede dos fundos, parede de fundo, ...
Romanian:perete din spate, zid din spate, ...
Swedish:bakvägg, ...
Thai:กำแพงหลัง, ...
Turkish:arka duvar, ...
Vietnamese:bức tường phía sau, bức tường sau, ...

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