back onto sth
— phrasal verb with back uk/bæk/us/bæk/verb
If a building backs onto something, its back faces that thing:
The house backs onto a narrow alley.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General location and orientation
- -oriented
- about
- along
- anterior
- around
- bearing
- direction
- far
- front
- frontal
- hind
- nearside
- offside
- on-site
- orientated
- overleaf
- position
- positional
- round
- spot
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