Sekirov Dictionary

backtrack

/ˈbæk.tɹæk/

verb 5
noun 1
forms 3

verb5

•
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.
•
To go back on or withdraw a statement.
- After enormous public outrage, the government backtracked on its proposed ban.
•
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.

noun1

The act of backtracking.

forms

backtracked · backtracking · backtracks

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