row-back
/ˈɹoʊbæk/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "There was, however, a row back on the question of the use of force which, while not totally rejected as a course of action, will only be resorted to when all other possibilities have been exhausted."
- "After this piece appeared, Garton Ash's liberal credentials seemed genuinely to be on the table, and in London that afternoon his hands visibly shook as he began with an admirable and apparently sincere row-back (an act that this book reconfirms)."
Etymology
From row back.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹoʊbæk/
- British English: /ˈɹəʊbak/