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.