Switchback Definition
swĭchbăk
switchbacks
noun
A road or railroad following a zigzag course up a steep grade.
Webster's New World
A point on a mountain railway where trains reverse direction to continue obliquely up or down a slope without turning.
American Heritage
A road, trail, or railway that has such bends or points in it.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
A section of such a road, trail, or railroad, extending in a nearly opposite direction to the section coming before or after it.
American Heritage
verb
To proceed in sharp turns in alternating directions on a steep incline.
The trail switchbacked up the mountain; the hikers switchbacked up the hill.
American Heritage
(of a path etc) To zigzag.
Wiktionary
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Noun
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