back wall

collocation in English

meaningsofbackandwall

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back
adjective[before noun]
uk
/bæk/us
/bæk/
at or near the back ...
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wall
noun
uk
/wɔːl/us
/wɑːl/
a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or ...
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(Definition ofbackandwallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofback wall

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The lizard took it to thebackwallof the cage, where it beakwiped several times, thereafter dropping the larva which survived the attack.
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I knew there were reflections on thebackwall.
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The oratory is generally a one-roomed structure with a doorway divided by two columns and an altar placed against the center of thebackwall.
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On the other hand, there is significant heat transfer to thebackwallof the cavity (x l 2) and just beyond (x 2) due to the steady-state flow pattern.
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Ash was collected from different positions around the incinerator chamber, for example, along thebackwall, in front of the fuel flame and at the door.
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I speak as someone who lives in a house where people can walk along thebackwallof what is part of the house.
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She escaped to catch the milk train by climbing over herbackwallbecause she was so harassed.
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But you cannot build a house if, as fast as you build the front wall, some one comes round and knocks down thebackwall.
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I am informed that the houses in this property are in a poor state of repair and that thebackwallof the building is slightly bulged.
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Inside, the cave is empty apart from a lotus carved in the ceiling and a damaged inscription on thebackwall.
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The overall design is simple with comparatively little ornamentation, although a significant counterexample is the building'sbackwall, in which was placed a prominent petroglyph.
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Thebackwallout line is from the floor.
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The upper storeys face uphill while the lower ones face downhill with theirbackwallagainst the hillside.
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Thebackwallof the hall explodes, throwing the characters away from each other.
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Now only thebackwalland the two side walls remain.
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Thebackwallof this hall shows the funerary feast.
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On thebackwallof the courtyard is a stairway that leads to the castle keep.
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In thebackwallis the altar with two columns and broken pediment flanked by two cabinets with curved pediment.
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The facade has disappeared, but thebackwalland side walls still exist.
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