anti-backlash

adjective

an·ti-back·lash

ˌan-tē-ˈbak-ˌlash,

ˌan-ˌtī-

: preventing or controlling backlash

Most modern bait-casting reels today are equipped with some kind of anti-backlash device which makes it easier to cast with than earlier models.—

Vlad Evanoff

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

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“Anti-backlash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-backlash. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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