backover

noun

Etymology

From back + over.

  1. inherited from *upér — “above; over
  2. inherited from *uber — “over
  3. inherited from *obar
  4. inherited from ofer
  5. inherited from over
  6. compounded as backover — “back + over

Definitions

  1. An accident in which a motor vehicle reverses over an unseen person.

    • More than 100 children in the United States die each year as a result of so-called backover accidents, according to Kids and Cars, an advocacy group.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA