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back-trail

[ bak-treyl ]

/ ˈbækˌtreɪl /

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verb (used without object)

to backtrack.

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Origin of back-trail

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby back-trail

back-to-basics, back to the drawing board, back to the salt mines, back to the wall, backtrack, back-trail, backup, backup light, back vent, back walkover, backward

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How to use back-trail in a sentence

Then away they went, covering the back trail as rapidly as they had gone over it the other way.
Motor Matt's Mystery|Stanley R. Matthews
They would keep a keen watch of the back trail and would be quick to detect the approach of enemies.
The Life of Kit Carson|Edward S. Ellis
He then mounted the horse, and told her to lead it and take the back trail home.
Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park|James Willard Schultz
In the morning Mgoro was sent on the back trail in disgrace, although he still his innocence.
The Blind Lion of the Congo|Elliott Whitney

And after Doyle and I came out we admitted that we would not care to try to return over our back trail.
Tales of lonely trails|Zane Grey