switchback
noun /ˈswɪtʃbæk/
/ˈswɪtʃbæk/
- a road or railway track that has many sharp bends as it goes up a steep hill, or one that rises and falls steeply many times
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2, Transport by bus and trainc2(公路或铁路坡道上的)之字形路线;(公路或铁路的)不断起伏的路线 - (North American English) a 180 degree bend in a road that is going up a steep hill
synonym hairpin bend(陡坡路上的)急转弯,180 度的转弯 - (British English, old-fashioned) a roller coaster (= a track at a fairground that goes up and down very steep slopes and that people ride on in a small train for fun and excitement)
(公路或铁路坡道上的)之字形路线;(公路或铁路的)不断起伏的路线