as in road
a route that has many sharp turns for climbing a steep hill
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Recent Examples of switchback
This marvel of engineering shows off the profile of Washington (west of the main memorial entrance) and rock formations including the Needle’s Eye and Cathedral Spires, Black Hills overlooks, switchback climbs and pigtail bridges.
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Lisa Meyers McClintick, USA Today, 21 June 2025
What stops someone from slicing across a switchback in South Colony Basin is not the same thing that keeps them from packing their poop out of Petrified Forest.
—Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2025
Turn right on Burr Trail Road, which will take you up steep switchbacks that crest the Waterpocket Fold.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 2 May 2025
The conveyor belt immediately whisked the child behind the wall and down a switchback labyrinth of belts moving bags throughout the terminal.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
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Lisa Meyers McClintick, USA Today, 21 June 2025
What stops someone from slicing across a switchback in South Colony Basin is not the same thing that keeps them from packing their poop out of Petrified Forest.
—Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2025
Turn right on Burr Trail Road, which will take you up steep switchbacks that crest the Waterpocket Fold.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 2 May 2025
The conveyor belt immediately whisked the child behind the wall and down a switchback labyrinth of belts moving bags throughout the terminal.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switchback
Noun
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And because of the powertrain’s development, the engineers on the Formula E team can now feed data back to the road car programme in Nissan’s Japan headquarters.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Despite what could be an uphill road ahead, Lakenen says WNMU is here to stay.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Police found some helpful clues in a heap of trash that was tossed into the last bit of forest off of the highway between Antwerp and Brussels.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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Neither person in the vehicle was injured, and the eastbound lane of the highway was closed for over an hour.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Exceptions apply when the right half of the roadway is closed, on a roadway designated for one-way traffic, or a roadway divided into more than two lanes, according to state law.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, eerie creatures lurk in the city streets, waiting.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Carlsbad is considering lowering speed limits to improve safety on local streets, a change already underway in nearby Encinitas and in San Diego.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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This weekend in metro Phoenix, drivers should plan for two ramp closures and one street closure associated with Valley freeway improvement projects, the Arizona Department of Transportation said.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Authorities are expecting heavy traffic along the detour route due to the freeway closure.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The first concept is a flashier hook, conjuring images of facehuggers wreaking havoc on packed pedestrian thoroughfares.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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Campuses that failed to meet state standards are concentrated to the east and north of the two major thoroughfares.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Troopers and Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officers rolled out to rescue the gator, moving it to a canal that runs parallel to the turnpike.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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Cranbury, New Jersey — Just steps off a busy road, tucked at the end of a gravel driveway within eyeshot of the New Jersey turnpike, a small herd of cows and goats grazes freely in a grassy, open field.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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At least two cars that had been submerged on the expressway were pulled from the floodwaters, a law enforcement official told CNN.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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“Switchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switchback. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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