double back

phrasal verb

doubled back; doubling back; doubles back
: to turn around and return on the same path
I'm going to double back to see if I dropped the ring on the way here.

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Without hesitation, her husband doubled back to retrieve her statement accessory before the event officially started. Taryn Finley, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025 FedEx Flight 3609 was supposed to run from Newark to Indianapolis, but the plane instead had to double back after colliding with a bird around 8 a.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Double back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20back. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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