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Meanings of backbone in English
The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord.
Portuguese
ponto fulcral Catalan
àncora Usage of backbone in English
1
Dairy products remained the backbone of exports, and fruit exports were strong.
2
They are the backbone of all drama; and I love drama inordinately.
3
THERE was no doubt that mothers were the backbone of Irish society.
4
Unlike in other countries, reserve forces are the backbone of Israel's military.
5
The President and I cannot prevent certain politicians from losing their backbone.
6
The backbone of the roof had been broken intentionally, simulating great age.
7
Love and the Good Lord and the backbone to protect our own.
8
They lacked the backbone necessary to undertake a challenge to the Republic.
9
He left Earthlink to work at Netrail, a tier-1 Internet backbone provider.
10
However, none of the prepared polymers feature a truly conjugated polymer backbone.
11
The radiation dose and type of chemotherapy backbone are still under debate.
12
Once again, it has published an aspirational plan that lacks serious backbone.
13
The wool-growers looked upon their industry as the backbone of the country.
14
The cat across the way stropped its backbone against the railings unheeding.
15
From the brain runs the spinal marrow through the spine or backbone.
16
Solomon River takes its rise in the mountainous backbone of Vancouver Island.
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United States of America
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Ireland
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United Kingdom
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