back porch

noun

A porch at the rear of a building.

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Meanings

nounback porch (plural back porches)

plural back porches · alternative backporch

  1. A porch at the rear of a building.
  2. broadcastingThe portion of each scan line between the end (rising edge) of the horizontal sync pulse and the start of active video, used to restore the black level reference in analog video.
Cite this entry
APA

back porch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20porch

MLA

“back porch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20porch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back porch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20porch.

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