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Definition of: switchback
(swich′bak′) noun
1. A railway ascending or descending a steep incline in a series of zigzag tracks.
2. A zigzag mountain road.
3. A railroad at amusement resorts in which the cars are hoisted to a starting point and descend along a circuitous route by gravity.
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