backfall

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noun

A fall or throw on the back.

Opposite
forefall
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounbackfall (plural backfalls)

plural backfalls

  1. governmentA fall or throw on the back.
  2. entertainmentA lever in the coupler of an organ.
  3. entertainmentA descending appoggiatura.

    Antonyms: forefall

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA descending appoggiatura.

Opposite
forefall

Origin

From back + fall.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fallback
Cite this entry
APA

backfall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backfall

MLA

“backfall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backfall. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backfall,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backfall.

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