switchback

ˈswɪtʃˌbæk
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Translation of switchback into German,

Noun

1.

hairpin bend

US
sharp bend in a path or road
US
  • Drivers must slow down for the switchback.Fahrer müssen für die Haarnadelkurve langsamer fahren.
2.

transportation

US
path or road with steep ascents and descents
US
Serpentinenweg Zickzackweg
  • The hikers followed the switchback up the mountain.Die Wanderer folgten dem Serpentinenweg den Berg hinauf.
3.

rail transport

TECH.UK
railway track with zigzag formation on steep slope
TECH.UK
Serpentinenstrecke Zickzackstrecke
  • The train navigated the switchback with precision.Der Zug navigierte mit Präzision durch die Serpentinenstrecke.

Verb

intr.
1.

movement

Rare
change direction sharply while moving
Rare
  • The road switchbacks through the hills.Die Straße windet sich durch die Hügel.
2.

zigzag movement

RareUK
move in a zigzag path or course
RareUK
im Zickzack bewegen Zickzackkurs nehmen schlängeln
  • The hikers switchbacked up the steep mountain trail.Die Wanderer bewegten sich im Zickzack den steilen Bergpfad hinauf.
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Images of switchback

  • switchback: sharp bend in a path or road
    (hairpin bend) Haarnadelkurve
  • switchback: path or road with steep ascents and descents
    (transportation) Serpentinenweg

Synonyms and analogies of switchback in English

Examples of switchback in a sentence

  • Cyclists must be cautious on the switchback.
  • The road zigzagged in a switchback down the hill.
  • Cyclists love the challenge of a steep switchback.
  • The old switchback was a challenge for the new train driver.
  • Switchbacks are common in mountainous railway routes.
  • The cyclist switchbacks down the mountain trail.

Translations of "switchback" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Switchback

The process of restoring service to a previously failed datacenter is referred to as a switchback.

Der Prozess der Dienstwiederherstellung eines zuvor ausgefallenen Datencenters wird auch als Switchback bezeichnet.

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Other translations for switchback:

  • Spitzkehre

switchback: Examples and translations in context

After a majority of the databases are in a healthy state in the primary datacenter, the switchback outage can be scheduled.

Sobald die meisten Datenbanken im primären Datencenter fehlerfrei ausgeführt werden, kann der durch das Switchback bedingte Ausfall geplant werden.

With LifeKeeper there is an option to configure an automatic switchback after a failover.

Zum Failover kann im LifeKeeper ein automatischer Switchback konfiguriert werden.

To enable the movement of materials, soldiers from the Indian Army Service Corps initially used mules and then installed a cable-operated winched switchback railway.

Um Materialtransporte zu ermöglichen, benutzten die Soldaten des Indian Army Service Corps zunächst Maultiere und errichteten eine Seilbahn (cable-operated winched switchback railway).

You can sail to Switchback Cove and catch the current back from there.

Man segelt bis nach Switchback Cove, von da mit der Strömung zurück.

We did Switchback Descent for the first time in the history of this site.

Wir haben Switchback Abfahrt zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte dieser Webseite gemacht.

Next time, we'll do a Switchback Descent or bring a face mask.

Nächstes Mal werden wir eine Switchback Abfahrt machen oder eine Gesichtsmaske mitnehmen.

But I got some intel about Operation Switchback that could help us.

Aber ich habe Infos über Operation Switchback, die hilfreich sein könnten.

Switchback Solitaire - Find your way out in the circular maze of cards.

Switchback Solitaire - Finden Sie Ihren Weg in die kreisförmige Labyrinth von Karten.

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