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Meanings of
backrest
in English
Portuguese
espaldar
Catalan
respatller
Spanish
respaldo
Back to the meaning
A support that you can lean against while sitting.
back
Portuguese
espaldar
Synonyms
Examples for "
back
"
back
Examples for "
back
"
1
However, Australian industry bodies and state governments
back
new investment in agriculture.
2
People are getting
back
to work, a North Sea trade source said.
3
That takes away the power to use good information to fight
back
.
4
The government says the future will be different; they will come
back
.
5
Already, this week has seen BP scale
back
its North Sea operation.
Usage of
backrest
in English
1
He took the helmet from her and strapped it to the
backrest
.
2
In front of the table sat an adjustable
backrest
that rocked unstably.
3
Pam sat stiffly in the booth, her shoulders pushed against the
backrest
.
4
Ando seated himself next to the
backrest
and picked up Mai's underwear.
5
Apparently neither of the bullets had gone on through; the
backrest
was unmarked.
6
Then he props me up in bed and wedges a
backrest
in place.
7
Somewhere we can talk. He winged his arm along the
backrest
.
8
Rhys slipped his arm behind his grandfather and raised him against the
backrest
.
9
The only solid parts were the seat and the center of the
backrest
.
10
Tyrell sat, his spine so erect it made no contact with the
backrest
.
11
Mai got up and fixed the
backrest
so that it was nearly vertical.
12
I braced myself, elbows against the
backrest
of the park bench.
13
He settled on the floor, using the couch as a
backrest
.
14
Gannon contemplated the airphone installed in the
backrest
of the seat before him.
15
She crab-crawled upward to sit on the
backrest
of the bench.
16
I could feel him there, his hands on the
backrest
near my neck.
Other examples for "backrest"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
backrest
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
adjustable backrest
bow backrest
button backrest
fix the backrest
lack a backrest
More collocations
Translations for
backrest
Portuguese
espaldar
Catalan
respatller
espatller
Spanish
respaldo
Backrest
through the time