switchbacking

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A form of switchback — A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of switchback
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APA

switchbacking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchbacking

MLA

“switchbacking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchbacking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “switchbacking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchbacking.

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