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switchback
[ swich-bak ]
noun
- a highway, as in a mountainous area, having many hairpin curves.
- Railroads. a zigzag track arrangement for climbing a steep grade.
- British. roller coaster.
verb (used without object)
- (of a road, railroad track, etc.) to progress through a series of hairpin curves; zigzag:
The road switchbacks up the mountain.
switchback
/ ˈɪʃˌæ /
noun
- a mountain road, railway, or track which rises and falls sharply many times or a sharp rise and fall on such a road, railway, or track
- another word (esp Brit) for big dipper
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of switchback1
Example Sentences
From there, we hiked up a short but steep switchback that ended on a dirt plateau.
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Dec. 12 a recall pertaining to 2.6 million Stanley Switchback and Trigger Action Travel Mugs because of potential burn hazards.
I waited with several other hikers before progressing, only to be stopped at the next switchback by an angry rattlesnake, mid-trail, tail in the air.
I considered all of this as I rounded the first switchback recently for the umpteenth time.
The start of the hike features most of the elevation gain, as you switchback through trees, but the undulating grade of this trail is manageable.
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