backtrack

See also: back-track

English edit

Etymology edit

back +‎ track

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbæk.tɹæk/
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Noun edit

backtrack (plural backtracks)

the act of backtracking

Translations edit

the act of backtracking

Bulgarian: отстъпка (bg) (otstǎpka)
Finnish: paluu (fi), peruutus (fi)
Greek: οπισθοδρόμηση (el) f (opisthodrómisi)
Italian: retrocessione (it) f
Polish: cofanie się n
Spanish: retroceso (es) m

Verb edit

backtrack (third-person singular simple present backtracks, present participle backtracking, simple past and past participle backtracked)

To retrace one's steps.
I dropped my sunglasses and had to backtrack to find them.
To repeat or review work already done.
If we backtrack through this problem, maybe we can figure out where we went wrong.
(aviation) To taxi down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff.
Speedbird One: enter and backtrack Runway 27 Left.
To exercise a racehorse around the racetrack in the opposite direction to that in which races are run.

Derived terms edit

backtracker
backtracking (noun)

Translations edit

retracing one's steps

Bulgarian: връщам се (vrǎštam se), отстъпвам (bg) (otstǎpvam)
Danish: gå tilbage
Finnish: palata (fi), palata samaa tietä, mennä takaisin
French: retourner sur ses pas (fr), revenir sur ses pas (fr)
Italian: arretrare (it), retrocedere (it)
Occitan: tornar sul rèire-pè
Polish: cofać się impf, wycofać się pf
Russian: отходи́ть (ru) (otxodítʹ), отступа́ть (ru) (otstupátʹ)
Spanish: retroceder (es)
Swedish: gå tillbaka

reviewing previous work

Finnish: käydä läpi
Italian: analizzare (it), ripassare (it), rivedere (it)
Polish: robić ponownie impf
Spanish: repasar (es)

taxiing the opposite way down a runway

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