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▸ noun: A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
▸ noun: A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (British, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
▸ noun: (by extension)
▸ noun: (aviation) A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
▸ noun: (chiefly British) A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
▸ noun: (chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path.
Similar:
crossback,
road switcher,
backload,
backhaul,
Rollbock,
railbus,
orderboard,
common crossing,
double-heading,
shunting engine,
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