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backing 1. Theatre a scenic cloth or flat placed behind a window, door, etc., in a set to mask the offstage space 2. the support in gold or precious metals for a country's issue of money in notes 3. Meteorol an anticlockwise change in wind direction backing [′bak·iŋ] (civil engineering) The unexposed, rough masonry surface of a wall that is faced with finer work. The earth backfill of a retaining wall. (electronics) Flexible material, usually cellulose acetate or polyester, used on magnetic tape as the carrier for the oxide coating. (metallurgy) (meteorology) Internationally, a change in wind direction in a counterclockwise sense (for example, south to east) in either hemisphere of the earth. In United States usage, a change in wind direction in a counterclockwise sense in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. (mining engineering) Timbers across the top of a level, supported in notches cut in the rock. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "So would I," asserted Freddy, backing his mother up--backing up the spirit of her remark rather than the substance. Ha, Ishmael, muttered I, backing out, Wretched entertainment at the sign of The Trap As quickly as possible I gained my feet and backing against the wall I witnessed such a battle as it is vouchsafed few beings to see. |
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