back-building

A form of back-build — Of a thunderstorm or supercell, to generates new cells on the side opposite its direction of movement.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of back-build
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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