back-build

verb

Of a thunderstorm or supercell, to generates new cells on the side opposite its direction of movement.

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Meanings

verbback-build (third-person singular simple present back-builds, present participle back-building, simple past and past participle back-built)

present singular third person back-builds · participle present back-building · participle past back-built · past back-built

  1. Of a thunderstorm or supercell, to generates new cells on the side opposite its direction of movement.
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APA

back-build. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-build

MLA

“back-build.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-build. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back-build,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-build.

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