retrace

Etymology

From French retracer, from Middle French retracier.

verb

1. (transitive) To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
2. (transitive) To go back over something, usually in an attempt of rediscovery.
   He retraced his steps, and found his keys where he had dropped them.
   Instead of retracing my route, I have elected to walk across Blackpool to the town's remaining large station, although even this has been greatly reduced in size. November 2 2022, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 56

noun

1. (television) The period when the beam of the cathode-ray tube returns to its initial horizontal position in order to start the next line of the display.