Backbone (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the spinal column; spine.
  2. strength of character; resolution.
  3. something resembling a backbone in appearance, position, or function.
  4. a back or bound edge of a book; spine.
  5. a rope running along the middle of an awning, as a reinforcement and as an object to which a supporting bridle or crowfoot may be attached.
  6. the central fore-and-aft assembly of the keel and keelson, giving longitudinal strength to the bottom of a vessel.
noun
  1. a nontechnical name for spinal column
  2. something that resembles the spinal column in function, position, or appearance
  3. strength of character; courage
  4. the main or central mountain range of a country or region
  5. the main longitudinal members of a vessel, giving structural strength
  6. (in computer networks) a large-capacity, high-speed central section by which other network segments are connected
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