checkback

English

Etymology

From check +‎ back.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛkbæk/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

checkback (uncountable)

1. (bridge) A play of a designated card as a prompt to one's partner to respond with a play indicating the kinds of card he/she holds.
   • 2007 May 10, Phillip Alder, “From a Nevada Tournament, Defense by the Textbook”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     True, you need some form of checkback, which is an artificial two-club or two-diamond rebid by the responder to ask for more information.

Anagrams

• backcheck