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Noun: switchback  'swich,bak
  1. [N. Amer] A U-shaped bend in a road
    - hairpin bend
     
  2. A road or path with sharp turns, esp. zigzags to go up and down steep hills

Derived forms: switchbacks

Type of: bend, curve

Encyclopedia: Switchback, West Virginia

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