back onto

See also: back on to

English

Verb

back onto (third-person singular simple present backs onto, present participle backing onto, simple past and past participle backed onto)

  1. (transitive) To reverse a vehicle onto something.
    He backed the car onto my toe.
  2. (transitive, of a vehicle) To reverse onto something.
    The car backed onto my toe.
  3. (transitive) To overlook something from the rear.
    My house backs onto the canal.
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