Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Backs

British  
/ bæks /

plural noun

  1. the grounds between the River Cam and certain Cambridge colleges

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

“It was actually less painful and kind of easier than I thought it would be,” Backs said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

Backs to wall for part of it but absolutely class from England these last two days!

From BBC Jan. 28, 2024

Backs Vilaseca and Nicolas Freitas joined in to drive hooker German Kessler over.

From Washington Times Sep. 27, 2023

“This cannot be sustained,” said Volker Backs, the company’s managing director.

From Washington Post Oct. 14, 2022

From the bridge we get a lovely view of the College "Backs."

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training