back-builds

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. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of back-build
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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