backtracking Synonyms & Antonyms
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Backtracking as a Noun
The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
backtracking algorithm
(countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
Backtracking as a Verb
present participle and gerund of backtrack
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 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.
Backtracking in a Sentence
backtracking algorithm
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.
Word Forms & Grammar
backtracking (countable and uncountable, plural backtrackings)
backtracking
Words That Rhyme With Backtracking
Quick Facts About Backtracking
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbæk.tɹækɪŋ/ |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Meaning | The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps |
| Plural | backtrackings |
How Do You Say Backtracking?
The standard pronunciation of backtracking is /ˈbæk.tɹækɪŋ/, spoken in 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (bæk).