as in road
a route that has many sharp turns for climbing a steep hill
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Recent Examples of switchback
These Arch Rock pants use specially articulated knees and a crotch gusset to give you maximum range of motion for difficult climbing moves, but those same features are also unbeatable for tougher hikes that require scrambling over debris or navigating steep switchbacks.
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Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2024
No one who hurls their guts up the previous night would knowingly agree to ride in a 12-passenger van hugging the cliffside of this narrow two-lane road, navigating hairpin turns on switchbacks that drop more than 2,500 feet into Red Rock Country.
—Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
The road is primarily made of gravel and includes switchbacks and a speed limit of just 15 mph.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024
The trail ascends to its high point on long switchbacks that ease the climb and maximize scenic views.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2024
No one who hurls their guts up the previous night would knowingly agree to ride in a 12-passenger van hugging the cliffside of this narrow two-lane road, navigating hairpin turns on switchbacks that drop more than 2,500 feet into Red Rock Country.
—Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
The road is primarily made of gravel and includes switchbacks and a speed limit of just 15 mph.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024
The trail ascends to its high point on long switchbacks that ease the climb and maximize scenic views.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switchback
Noun
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The agency then returned on Thursday, Jan. 16 and discovered the home had split and slid onto the road.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Aides expect Trump will return occasionally to Mar-a-Lago during the next four years, but for now, the show is moving 1,000 miles up the road.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Production has ceased on Season 2 of the Big Talk Studios series about an 18th-century highway robber, putting a cast and crew of hundreds out of work with nothing to show for their efforts.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Limited driving range tends to be an issue when driving longer distances on the highway, creating an additional incentive to conserve fuel.—
Peter Douglas,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Also, please be careful in icy conditions, especially on the roadways.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Over 100 cars have been reported stranded on roadways, keeping crews from responding to emergencies, officials said.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Watch on Deadline In the wake of his father’s disappearance at sea, Kojo, a young Ghanaian is drawn into a world of street gang and deception.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2025
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If there’s a higher-than-normal amount of street stylers sporting Tabis in Florence this season, there’s a good reason.—
Acielle / Style Du Monde,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2025
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Range within the city is only around 120 miles (193 km) while cruising around on the freeway will decrease that number further to 71 miles (114 km).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Jan. 2025
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At 47 and a native Angeleno, I had never been picked up on the freeway before.—
Stacy Fernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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That triggered a new mandatory evacuation order for an area from Sunset Boulevard to Encino Reservoir, and from the 405 Freeway west to Mandeville Canyon, with sections of the thoroughfare remaining closed to ward off excess traffic in the West Los Angeles area.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2025
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The once-leafy thoroughfares known as the Alphabet Streets now look like a nuclear bomb detonated at the Chase bank in the nearby shopping village.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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The crash occurred around 7:04 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the turnpike near mile marker 250 in Kissimmee, the FHP stated in a crash report.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2025
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In addition to offering upscale accommodations, the Cyrus’ lobby, with its high ceilings and modern aesthetic, opens to a variety of restaurants and bars, all plotted along South Kansas Avenue, Topeka’s main street, running from the Kansas River to the turnpike.—
Jamie Siebrase,
The Denver Post,
6 Oct. 2024
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Vasquez forgets that Chicago isn’t New York, and neither is our traffic, which is most problematic on the expressways and main arteries, not in a South Loop business district, which was almost devoid of traffic, human or vehicular, during the first part of rush hour on Monday morning.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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This three-phase project began in 2023 and should improve the expressway for the 275,000 drivers who use it daily.—
Justin Kaufmann,
Axios,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Switchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switchback. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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