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backtrack

The correct spelling is backtrack.

How to pronounce backtrack

/ˈbæk.tɹæk/
noun

IPA: /ˈbæk.tɹæk/

Say it like: Bak-tra-k

The correct spelling is backtrack. The act of backtracking For example: "I dropped my sunglasses and had to backtrack to find them."

Usage Examples

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

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

Speedbird One: enter and backtrack Runway 27 Left.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The act of backtracking

verb

  1. 1.To retrace one's steps.
  2. 2.To repeat or review work already done.
  3. 3.To taxi down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff.
  4. 4.To exercise a racehorse around the racetrack in the opposite direction to that in which races are run.

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