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verb

To move in a reverse direction: back, backpedal, fall back, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, retrogress. Idioms: retrace one's steps. See forward/backward.

i. When transmitted on radio by the air traffic controller, it means that the aircraft should turn through 180° on the runway after landing and taxi in the opposite direction (i.e., toward the runway end from which the aircraft has landed).
ii. In air, to turn through approximately 180° and follow the same track in the reverse direction.

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• Directions - backtrack: return over course already covered

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See words rhyming with "backtrack."

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - gå tilbage i egne fodspor, skifte mening

Nederlands (Dutch)
terugkrabbelen, inbinden

Français (French)
v. intr. - faire machine arrière, faire marche arrière, rebrousser chemin, (fig) revenir, (US) retourner

Deutsch (German)
v. - einen Rückzieher machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γυρίζω από το δρόμο που ήρθα, υπαναχωρώ

Italiano (Italian)
fare macchina indietro, fare marcia indietro

Português (Portuguese)
v. - regressar, inverter a posição, arrepender-se

Русский (Russian)
пойти на попятный

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - volver hacia atrás, desandar, volverse atrás

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gå tillbaka, backa ur

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
返回, 撤退, 退走

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 返回, 撤退, 退走

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 돌아오다, 손을 떼다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 同じ道を通って帰る, 手を引く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغير موقفه, يرجع من حيث أتى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נסוג, חזר בו‬

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