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Switchback meaning

A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch. | A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (British, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster. | A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.

Example sentences (10)

It has a roller coaster called Switchback, a parachute drop, and something called the Dizzy Toucan.

Like a VR fairground ghost train ride with guns, Switchback has its thrills, but also regularly feels like a missed opportunity.

There are 16 single-family lots going to market, and Switchback Creek properties are under construction.

Those technical challenges have been addressed and we are well positioned to conduct step-out drilling in multiple highly prospective areas of Switchback and Arista.

To improve the experience for hikers and other users, the Nakusp and Area Community Trails Society is replacing a footbridge on the Hot Springs trail and installing switchback steps on the Lower Kuskanax trail.

During the year, our exploration program was executed as planned, maintaining a dual focus on both infill and expansion drilling, with encouraging results from targets in the Switchback, Arista, and Three Sisters vein systems.

Known as “Death Road,” the is a dangerous 43-mile switchback that is no more than 3 meters wide and has cliffs that drop 610 meters.

OAKLEY — Switchback is the award-winning duo of Brian FitzGerald and Martin McCormack.

I first encountered the Velar on its press launch, in Norway when, after enjoying the car’s superb handling on the famous, switchback Trollstigen route, we also drove it off-road, across a mountain.

Then, after a jump at the end of the switchback section, it goes through a flat-out, top gear right hander and into a short straight that leads into two very fast curves called the Schwalbenschwanz (Swallow's Tail).