Switchback may refer to:
Transportation
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hairpin turn
A hairpin turn (also hairpin bend or hairpin corner) is a bend in a road with a very acute inner angle, making it necessary for an oncoming vehicle to turn about 180° to continue on the road. It is named for its resemblance to a bent metal hai ...
on a road
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horseshoe curve
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zigzagging pedestrian or cycling ramp
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roller coaster
A roller coaster, or rollercoaster, is a type of amusement ride that employs a form of elevated railroad track designed with tight turns, steep slopes, and sometimes inversions. Passengers ride along the track in open cars, and the rides are o ...
, or a roller coaster-like road
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zig zag (railway)
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The Switchback
The Switchback was a railway line in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland, constructed by the Caledonian Railway (CR). Connecting the lines at Rutherglen on the south side of the city with Robroyston on the north side, this route also served a num ...
, a former railway line in Glasgow, Scotland
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motorcycle having detachable windscreens and luggage bags, e.g. Harley-Davidson's Dyna 2012 model
Entertainment
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Switchback Railway
The original Switchback Railway was the first roller coaster at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York City, and one of the earliest designed for amusement in the United States. The 1885 patent states the invention relates to the gravity double tr ...
, the first roller coaster designed as an amusement ride in America
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Switchback (rollercoaster)
ZDT's Amusement Park is a family amusement park located in Seguin, Texas. The park first opened in 2007 and has grown to feature 12 attractions, three of which are water rides, along with a video game arcade. It is open year-round with the exce ...
, a wooden roller coaster located at ZDT's Amusement Park
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Switchback (band)
Switchback is an American music duo consisting of Brian FitzGerald and Martin McCormack. They play a mix of bluegrass, Americana, and traditional Celtic music. , a duo which plays Americana music
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''Switchback'' (TV series), a Canadian television show for children and teens broadcast on the CBC in the 1980s
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Switchback (comics), a Marvel Comics character connected to the X-Men
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''Switchback'' (film), a 1997 film starring Dennis Quaid and Danny Glover
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"Switchback" (Celldweller song), a song from Celldweller's album ''Celldweller''
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"Switchback" (Music for Pleasure song), a song from Music for Pleasure's album ''Into the Rain''
Other uses
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Switchback, West Virginia
Switchback is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Switchback had its own high school in operation from 1923 to 1953.
The community's name most likely refers to the shape of nearby railroad tracks. The ...
, an unincorporated community in the United States
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asymptotic analysis
In mathematical analysis, asymptotic analysis, also known as asymptotics, is a method of describing limiting behavior.
As an illustration, suppose that we are interested in the properties of a function as becomes very large. If , then as beco ...
(mathematics), a term of intermediate order multiplying a homogenous solution (forced by matching to an outer solution)
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Magnetic switchback
Magnetic switchbacks are sudden reversals in the magnetic field of the solar wind. They can also be described as traveling disturbances in the solar wind that caused the magnetic field to bend back on itself. They were first observed by the NASA-E ...
, a sudden reversal in the magnetic field of the solar wind observed on the Sun
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