backover

English

Etymology

From back ‎ over.

Noun

backover (plural backovers)

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

   Coordinate term: frontover

   • 2007 October 24, John R. Quain, “With Safety in Mind, the Car Takes Charge”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.