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| switch·back [ swích bàk ] |
noun (plural switch·backs) |
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1. twisty road with many hills: a road or track with many steep uphill and downhill slopes and sharp bends
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2. sharp bend on steep slope: a sharp bend on a road or track going steeply uphill or downhill
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3. U.K. leisure
Same as roller coaster (sense 1)
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intransitive verb (past and past participle switch·backed, present participle switch·back·ing, 3rd person present singular switch·backs) |
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bend sharply: to form or move in sharp turns in alternating directions while going uphill or downhill
  The trail climbs and then switchbacks to the summit.
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