Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backtrail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: back-trail
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small path or trail that is not used regularly.

noun

The path over which one has already traveled.

verb

To backtrack along a trail.

Example Sentences

"The path of renunciation has many sideroads. It is all the more tragic that the radiant Christina Light becomes so benighted in defeat as to pursue moral backtrails out of a bored self-abandon."
"They waited there for some five minutes when, suddenly, on the backtrail, perhaps a half mile or more behind them, there were three flashes, sudden and bright, one after the other, brilliant in the cold, pure air."
"When it was light enough we climbed a mesa, winding around the far side before coming up to watch our backtrail."
"If they didn't, they would then have to backtrail to try to pick it up"
"He reshouldered his rifle. "Want to backtrail with me?""
"I hoped Carson knew where he was going, because there was no room to backtrail here."

Etymology

From back + trail.

Inflected Forms

backtrails (plural) backtrails (present, singular) backtrailing (participle, present) backtrailed (participle, past) backtrailed (past)

Questions

What does backtrail mean?: A small path or trail that is not used regularly.
Where does backtrail come from?: From back + trail.

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