backover

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noun

An accident in which a motor vehicle reverses over an unseen person.

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Meanings

nounbackover (plural backovers)

plural backovers

  1. An accident in which a motor vehicle reverses over an unseen person.

    More than 100 children in the United States die each year as a result of so-called backover accidents, according to Kids and Cars, an advocacy group.

    2007 October 24, John R. Quain, “With Safety in Mind, the Car Takes Charge”, in New York Times

Origin

From back + over.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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