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Phrase(s): wind back
[for something, such as a road] to turn so that it heads in the direction from whence it came. • The road we got lost on wound back and we were not able to reach the lake on time. • When we were lost, we found a stream in the woods, but it wound back and did not lead us in the direction we wanted.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs