backtrack
to return over the same course or route.
to withdraw from an undertaking, position, etc.; reverse a policy.
Origin of backtrack
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How to use backtrack in a sentence
Should this be so, the only way to find them was to search for their back track.
A Final Reckoning | G. A. HentyI did lose my bearings, but as my boots made deep imprints in the soft clay I knew it would be easy to back-track my trail.
Tales of lonely trails | Zane GreyTurning the car around the other way, he headed along the back track, gradually speeding up the motor.
Motor Matt's Daring Rescue | Stanley R. MatthewsWhen we struck the snow-patch slope we obliqued over to our trail up, and began to back track.
Pluck on the Long Trail | Edwin L. SabinThen you can follow over the pass and hit Green Valley, or you can back-track for the Ranger's cabin and for home.
Pluck on the Long Trail | Edwin L. Sabin
British Dictionary definitions for backtrack
/ (ˈbækˌtræk) /
to return by the same route by which one has come
to retract or reverse one's opinion, action, policy, etc
Derived forms of backtrack
- backtracking, noun
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