switch|back

switch|back
switch|back «SWIHCH BAK», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a section of a railroad or highway built in a zigzag course up a steep grade, as on the side of a mountain, by means of which the rate of climb of the roadbed is held within a tolerable range: »

The trail began suddenly to rise in sharp switchbacks from the valley floor (Paul Brooks).

2. Especially British. a roller coaster.
–v.i.
to take a zigzag course: »

For three miles, without either village or cottage, this narrow…byroad switchbacked up and down across the high ground (Geoffrey Household).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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