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Backs

British

/ bæks /

plural noun

the grounds between the River Cam and certain Cambridge colleges

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Backs to the wall, utter defiance, questions posed and questions answered.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Appeared in the April 8, 2026, print edition as 'Trump Backs Off Threat to Level Iran'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

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

Another, and perhaps prettier, way of reaching Ashwell from Cambridge is by taking the road that runs along the Backs, and following it out of the town in its course to the south-west.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward

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