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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences
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verb
present participle and gerund of backtrack
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
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Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
