back entrance

collocation in English

meaningsofbackandentrance

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back
noun[C]
uk
/bæk/us
/bæk/
the inside or outside part of an object, vehicle, building, etc. that is furthest from ...
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entrance
noun
uk
/ˈen.trəns/us
/ˈen.trəns/
a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building ...
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(Definition ofbackandentrancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They found a note stuck on the front entrance which informed them that the door was not working and to use thebackentrance.
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However, a policeman witnesses her running out of thebackentrancewithout the mask on.
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The distraught pair escape through abackentranceand return to their car.
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The kitchen features access to the other rooms,backentrance, back stairway and a separate kitchen pantry in the rear wing.
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The house unit was charged with defending thebackentranceof the house and manning a lookout post on the roof.
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The main entrance was normally closed at lunchtimes after the bar had filled, with abackentranceavailable for latecomers.
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The road from the front entrance to thebackentrancestretches 5.4 mi.
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Though the way to their destination is blocked, they find a monk herbalist who lets them in through abackentrance.
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For instance, though the woman appears at the forefront of the piece, she is bound to the room'sbackentrance.
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This used to be thebackentranceto the convent.
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One of the demons escapes into the city when four punks break in to the building through abackentrance.
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They trick another classmate into showing them the school'sbackentrance.
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The pool opened the next day via abackentranceonly 30 minutes later than its normal time.
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In old buildings, thebackentrance, foyer, and stairs may have been added on later.
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At that point, the former front entrance was restricted to employees and was now considered thebackentrance.
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These typically include a small crab, a scale worm and often a fish lurking just inside thebackentrance.
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There is an imposingbackentranceon the far side of the main hall with identical doors and windows, and which leads to a decorated ornamental patio-courtyard.
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Dave then sneaks into the basement through thebackentranceand eyes the wet cement where his sister is buried.
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A right along the shore at this point will lead to thebackentranceof the estate's centerpiece, the enormous three-tiered walled gardens which overlook the lake.
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