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Meaning of back-to-back | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/ˌbæk.təˈbæk/

Definitions

  1. A house with a party wall at the rear.
  2. One of a pair of rig workers who are rostered on alternately.

Equivalents

Examples

“"He's been standing-by in town for the last week, talk to his back-to-back on the rig in the morning." ("Back-to-back" is the man on the rig who does your job when you're not there.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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