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Meaning of switchback

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

switchback

Pronunciation:/ˈswɪt͡ʃbæk/

noun

Definitions

  1. A zigzag path, road or railway track; especially a railway track in which the train travels in a reverse direction at each switch

  2. A hairpin bend.

  3. A roller coaster.

  4. A route with alternate sharp ascents and descents.

verb

Definitions

  1. (of a path etc) To zigzag.

    Synonyms:zigzag