BACKLAND | • backland n. Land that lies behind or beyond some primary settlement or development. • BACKLAND n. a piece of land at the back of an established property. |
BACKLOAD | • backload n. A load carried on the return journey of a delivery vehicle. • backload v. To load toward the back, or towards the end of a period. • backload v. (Transport) To load (Cargo, shipment, etc.) after unloading has been completed. |
BACKSLID | • backslid v. Simple past tense and past participle of backslide. • BACKSLIDE v. to fall back. |
BACKVELD | • backveld n. (Southern Africa) Backward and unsophisticated rural areas. • BACKVELD n. (South African) a remote area. |
BALDRICK | • baldrick n. Alternative form of baldric. • BALDRICK n. a warrior's sword belt, also BALDRIC, BAUDRIC, BAUDRICK, BAWDRIC. |
BANDLIKE | • bandlike adj. Having the form of a band. • BANDLIKE adj. like a band. |
BEADLIKE | • beadlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a bead. • BEADLIKE adj. like a bead. |
BLINKARD | • blinkard n. (Obsolete) One with bad eyes. • blinkard n. A dim-witted or stupid person; an idiot. • BLINKARD n. (archaic) one who blinks or has weak eyes. |
BLOCKADE | • blockade n. The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and… • blockade n. (By extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms. • blockade n. (Nautical) The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade. |
BOOKLAND | • bookland n. (Anglo-Saxon) In Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee… • Bookland prop.n. (Informal) The notional "country" associated with a numeric country prefix allocated in the 1980s for… • BOOKLAND n. (Old English) in Old English law, land taken from the folkland or common land and granted by written charter to a private owner. |
BULKHEAD | • bulkhead n. (Nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight… • bulkhead n. A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft. • bulkhead n. Mechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition. |
FOLDBACK | • foldback n. An overturned flap. • foldback n. A current-limiting feature in power supplies and amplifiers. • foldback n. (Music) The use of rear-facing heavy-duty loudspeakers on stage during live music performances, to improve… |
HOLDBACK | • holdback n. Restraint (act or result of holding back, device that restrains). • holdback n. The projection or loop, on the thill of a vehicle, to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold… • holdback n. The strap or part of the harness so used. |
KABOODLE | • kaboodle n. Alternative spelling of caboodle. • KABOODLE n. a crowd or collection, also CABOODLE. |
KILOBAUD | • kilobaud n. (Computing) one thousand baud; symbol kBd. • KILOBAUD n. a unit of data transmission speed. |
LAKEBEDS | • lakebeds n. Plural of lakebed. • LAKEBED n. the floor of a lake. |
SKEWBALD | • skewbald adj. (Of horses) Marked with patches of white and non-black colours. • skewbald n. A skewbald horse. • SKEWBALD n. a horse with brown and white patches. |