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backbend

1. Same as backband. 2. At the outer edge of a metal door or window frame, the face which returns […]

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backboard

A temporary board on the outside of a scaffold.

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backcoating

A thin coating (such as sprayed neoprene) on the back side of a fabric to increase its durability, its resistance

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backdrop

On the theater stage, a large, taut, flat canvas, usually hung from the grid at the rear of the stage

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backer strip

An asphalt-coated water-repellent strip which is applied behind the joint where the vertical edges of two shingles meet.

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backfill

Soil which is replaced in an area that has been excavated previously.

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