Pronunciation: /bæk dɔːr/
noun a door at the rear of a building
A1 I entered the house through the back door.
A2 She always leaves the spare key under the back door mat.
B1 The delivery person knocked on the back door instead of the front.
B2 The back door of the building is only accessible to employees with key cards.
C1 The back door of the restaurant leads to a beautiful garden patio.
C2 The security guard caught the intruder trying to sneak in through the back door.
adjective relating to the rear of a building or structure
A1 I found a back door entrance to the building.
A2 The back door exit is easier to access than the front door.
B1 The back door policy allows employees to have flexible working hours.
B2 The back door approach to negotiations helped us reach a compromise.
C1 The back door deal was kept secret from the public until it was finalized.
C2 Using the back door method, the team was able to bypass security measures and gain access to the system.
formal The delivery man always uses the back door to enter the building.
informal Let's sneak in through the back door so we don't have to wait in line.
slang I heard they're selling tickets to the concert out the back door.
figurative He always finds a way to get what he wants, even if it means going through the back door.
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