switchback

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English

Pronunciation

IPA /ˈswɪt͡ʃbæk/

Noun

switchback noun

A zigzag path, road or railway track; especially a railway track in which the train travels in a reverse direction at each switch
A hairpin bend.
A roller coaster.
A route with alternate sharp ascents and descents.

Verb

switchback verb

(of a path etc) To zigzag.

Related terms

Synonyms

zigzag crossback road switcher backload backhaul rollbock railbus orderboard common crossing double-heading shunting engine speeder bus replacement service backie block signal booster trip working

Associated

damask rollercoaster quaid roadblock coney chunk coaster avalon colliery roller thorpe glover

Rhymes

touchback clutch back dutch back much back touch back

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