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
A horseshoe curve is a class of climbing curve in a roadbed which reverses turn direction (inflection) twice on either side of a single tight curve that varies through an angle of about 180 degrees or more.
Such curves are more commonly found ...
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zigzag
A zigzag is a pattern made up of small corners at variable angles, though constant within the zigzag, tracing a path between two parallel lines; it can be described as both jagged and fairly regular.
In geometry, this pattern is described as a ...
ging 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)
A railway zig zag or switchback, is a method of climbing steep gradients with minimal need for tunnels and heavy earthworks. For a short distance (corresponding to the middle leg of the letter "Z"), the direction of travel is reversed, bef ...
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The Switchback, a former railway line in Glasgow, Scotland
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motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...
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), a wooden roller coaster located at ZDT's Amusement Park
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Switchback (band), 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)
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Sabreclaw
Sabreclaw is a character in the MC2 universe who first appeared in '' J2'' #8 (May 1999). He is the half-brother of Wild Thing and the son of Wolverine.
The character has claws (similar to Sabretooth), a healing factor, enh ...
, 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, 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, a sudden reversal in the magnetic field of the solar wind observed on the Sun
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