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switchback

haarspeldbocht

switchback noun

  /ˈswɪt͡ʃbæk/ , /ˈswɪt͡ʃˌbæk/
  • A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch. [from mid to late 19th c.]
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