Switchback

noun

/ˈswɪt͡ʃbæk/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

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

2.nounA hairpin bend.

3.nounA roller coaster.

4.nounA route with alternate sharp ascents and descents.

5.verb(of a path etc) To zigzag.

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