¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Backtracks
1. backtrack [v] - See also: backtrack
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backtracks
Literary usage of Backtracks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tainted Harvest: Child Labor and Obstacles to Organizing on Ecuador's Banana by Carol Pier (2002)
"... director general of the organization, backtracks on Chiquita's commitment to
ensure respect for labor rights on its third-party supplier plantations. ..."
2. In a Time of Torture: The Assault on Justice in Egypt's Crackdown on by Human Rights Watch (Organization)., Human Rights Watch (2004)
"Elsewhere in the work, however, he backtracks, referring to prostitution as "using
the body to satisfy the lust of others, in return for a wage, ..."
3. News Writing, the Gathering, Handling and Writing of News Stories by Matthew Lyle Spencer (1917)
"... such as when the President spoke of the need of Name First Occasion Effect on
Audience Circumstances and Place Story backtracks here Audience Reception ..."
4. Best Dives of the Caribbean by Joyce Huber (2006)
"Windwardside, St. John's, The Bottom - linked by a road (referred to simply
as "The Road") that dips and soars, curves and backtracks like a giant roller ..."
5. Landscapes of Western Crete: A Countryside Guide by Jonnie Godfrey, Elizabeth Karslake (2002)
"First it backtracks diagonally. The route hems a field (on your right), passes
a concrete WATER TROUGH, and then runs through a low broken wall, ..."
6. Adventure Guide to Provence & the Cote D'Azur by Ferne Arfin (2005)
"From the Chalet du Point Sublime, the GR4 follows the D952 and backtracks toward
Castellane. • After 200 m/660 feet, it leaves the road for a path that ..."
Other Resources:
