backtrack

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbæk.træk/

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Noun

backtrack (plural backtracks)

1. the act of backtracking

Translations

the act of backtracking

• Bulgarian: отстъпка (bg) (otstǎpka)
• Italian: retrocessione (it) f

• Spanish: retroceso (es) m

Verb

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

1. to retrace one's steps

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

2. to repeat or review work already done

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

3. (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

Translations

retracing one's steps

• Bulgarian: връщам се (bg) (vrǎštam se), отстъпвам (bg) (otstǎpvam)
• Italian: arretrare (it), retrocedere (it)

• Russian: отходить (ru) (otxoditʹ), отступать (ru) (otstupatʹ)
• Spanish: retroceder (es)

reviewing previous work

• Italian: analizzare (it), ripassare (it), rivedere (it)

• Spanish: repasar (es)

taxiing the opposite way down a runway

• Italian: parcheggiare contropista (it)

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