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Rareswitchback
The correct spelling is switchback.
How to pronounce switchback
/ˈswɪt͡ʃbæk/
nounIPA: /ˈswɪt͡ʃbæk/
Say it like: Swi-chb-ak
The correct spelling is switchback. A zigzag path, road or railway track; especially a railway track in which the train travels in a reverse direction at each switch
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A zigzag path, road or railway track; especially a railway track in which the train travels in a reverse direction at each switch
- 2.A hairpin bend.
- 3.A roller coaster.
- 4.A route with alternate sharp ascents and descents.
verb
- 1.(of a path etc) To zigzag.
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