switchback
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(attributive, figuratively, often)A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
- 2.
(attributive, figuratively, often)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.
- 3.
(attributive, broadly, figuratively, often)A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
- 4.
(British, attributive, broadly, figuratively, often)A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
- 5.
(Canada, US, attributive, broadly, figuratively, often)A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
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verb- 1.
(attributive, figuratively, intransitive, often)To take a zigzag course or path.
Đồng nghĩa: zigzag
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The noun is derived from switch + back.