BACK TRACK


Meaning of BACK TRACK in English

noun

Etymology: back (III) + track

1. : a return track or course : a track leading back to one's starting point ; also : a retracing of one's steps

took the back track through the woods

beat a back track through the woods

2. : a retreat from or reversal of a position or stand once taken

after his assurance that he would help out, we did not expect so quick a back track

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.