English

Alternative forms

• climb-down

Noun

climbdown ‎(plural climbdowns)

1. A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.

   Thursday's court appearance as he waited for his case to be heard was a humiliating climbdown for the flamboyant Texan, who sports the clipped mustache and Saville Row style of English aristocracy. — Texas cricket mogul pleads not guilty to fraud by Kate Murphy, The Age, June 26 2009

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• downclimb