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back porch

[′bak ¦pȯrch]
(electronics)
The period of time in a television circuit immediately following a synchronizing pulse during which the signal is held at the instantaneous amplitude corresponding to a black area in the received picture.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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"Every winter, the source of most fires in the home are wood burning-related, be it back porches, garages, or chimney fires," said Shrewsbury Fire Chief Gerald LaFlamme.
" Back Porch Bottle Service is all about making time for the one you love," McLean said.
A skunk fell in the well last night, and the only water we have is what's in that bucket." I opened the door to the back porch, and there was no mistaking a skunk had been there.
Yesterday at 1 o'clock, two young deer came to the back porch looking for a handout.
The above ground basement has a full-sized kitchen with access to a back porch. The parlor floor has two bedrooms, a new kitchen and bathroom as well as back deck access.
I opened the door, and then-I cannot actually remember it--I think my feet must have slipped on the ice on the back porch, so that my legs went up and I went down, hitting my head on the threshold, and throwing the boiling water onto my shoes.
JOHN MAYER Born And Raised ??e 12million-selling, Grammyfreighted star assures listeners, "I'm a good man, with a good heart," in a pleasant back porch style on this, his fifth album.
But recently, I went on the back porch and saw a pack of cigarettes.
The 50-year-old admitted the murders after officers found her covered in blood on the back porch of her home in Tampa, Florida.
Guests were welcomed to the reception, held at the Jamesons' home, through a decorated walkway that descended the back porch and led onto the yard under a canopy of thousands of twinkling lights.
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