| CALLBACK | • callback n. The return of a situation to a previous position or state. • callback n. (Telephony) A return telephone or radio call; especially one made automatically to authenticate a logon… • callback n. A product recall because of a defect or safety concern. |
| CAMELBACK | • camelback n. (Uncountable) The backs of camels. • camelback n. (Countable) A flexible water container worn on the back. • camelback n. (Countable) A house with a second storey that does not completely cover the ground floor. |
| FALLBACK | • fallback n. An act of falling back. • fallback n. A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with… • fallback n. (Construction) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in… |
| FULLBACK | • fullback n. (American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on… • fullback n. (Rugby) A position behind the main line of backs in both rugby union and rugby league. In rugby union… • fullback n. (Field hockey) A defensive player who assists the goalie in preventing the opposing team from scoring. |
| HAULBACK | • HAULBACK n. a line for drawing a cable back. |
| HOWLBACK | • howlback n. A high-pitched squeal produced by feedback when a microphone is too close to its connected speakers. • HOWLBACK n. a condition resulting in a howling noise when recording from a mike, also HOWLROUND. |
| PULLBACK | • pullback n. The act or result of pulling back; a withdrawal. • pullback n. (Film) The act of drawing a camera back to broaden the visible scene. • pullback n. That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance. |
| QUILLBACK | • quillback n. Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from… • QUILLBACK n. an American freshwater fish. |
| ROLLBACK | • rollback n. A return to a prior state by undoing some operation, especially of policy or price changes. • rollback n. A withdrawal of military forces. • rollback n. (Databases) An operation which returns a database, or group of records in a database, to a previous… |
| SHELLBACK | • shellback n. A worldly sailor. • shellback n. A sailor who has crossed the equator. • SHELLBACK n. a veteran sailor, esp. one who has crossed the equator. |
| TAILBACK | • tailback n. (UK) A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam. • tailback n. (American football) A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation. • TAILBACK n. a member of a football formation. |