switchback

Switchback on a forest trail.

Meanings

Noun

A zigzag path, road or railway track; especially a railway track in which the train travels in a reverse direction at each switch
A hairpin bend.
A roller coaster.
A route with alternate sharp ascents and descents.

Verb

To zigzag.

Origin

switch + back, originally used to describe zigzag railways.

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