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Backtrack

/ˈbæk.tɹæk/

The act of backtracking

📖 Definitions of "Backtrack"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of backtracking

verb
  1. 1

    To retrace one's steps.

    "I dropped my sunglasses and had to backtrack to find them."

  2. 2

    To repeat or review work already done.

    "If we backtrack through this problem, maybe we can figure out where we went wrong."

  3. 3

    To taxi down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff.

    "Speedbird One: enter and backtrack Runway 27 Left."

  4. 4

    To exercise a racehorse around the racetrack in the opposite direction to that in which races are run.

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