backbone

The backbone of the Wales side that qualified for the 1958 World Cup were born in the city, including the great John Charles, who was voted the greatest foreign player in Serie A history.

I was introduced to Lettuce and Peas as a side dish some twenty years ago and those two ingredients became the backbone of many of my spring soups.

Sharper satellite images helped form the backbone of Bedmap3, which updates maps of icy Antarctica — particularly among the high mountains and isolated interior of the eastern part of the continent.

"Predictability on taxation, on regulation and on planning is super helpful for the investment that goes into infrastructure like ours, which is the digital backbone of the country."

Farming is India's backbone, supporting over 700 million people, nearly half the country's population.