switchback

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
 * 2) 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, such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
 * 3)  A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
 * 4)  A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
 * 5)  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.
 * 1)  A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
 * 2)  A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
 * 3)  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.
 * 1)  A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
 * 2)  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.

Translations

 * Finnish: serpentiinirata
 * French:
 * Macedonian:
 * Ukrainian: серпанти́н


 * Finnish: mäkinen rata,
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish: jyrkästi ylös ja alas kulkeva lentorata
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish: serpentiinitie
 * Macedonian:

Verb

 * 1)  To take a zigzag course or path.