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What does backstep mean?

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Noun
  1. A step backwards
  2. (geology) An abrupt subsidence or change in deposition preserved in the sedimentary record due to a marine transgression.
  3. (fluid mechanics) Flow over a backward-facing step.
  4. The process of going back and finishing a specification that was incomplete at the start of a process, once enough progress has been made to know the full details.
  5. A platform at the rear of a firetruck where a firefighter can stand.
Verb
  1. To take a step backwards
  2. To return to a previous place or time.
  3. To retract or take back.
  4. To be arranged in steps going backwards.
  5. (geology, of a shoreline) To recede in an abrupt fashion due to marine transgression.
  6. To finish a specification that was initially incomplete once enough progress has been made to know all the details.
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