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