returndirection
nounUK /rɪˈtɜːn dɪˈrɛkʃən/
US /rɪˈtɜrn dəˈrɛkʃən/
The way back to where you started.
After the hike, we followed the returndirection to the parking lot.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The direction from which something comes back to you.
The ball's returndirection told us where it would land.
3. A setting that makes a machine or program go back to an earlier state.
Press the button to set the returndirection of the robot arm.
4. The way a signal or message travels back to its sender.
The radio's returndirection helped the rescue team find us.