switchback

ˈswɪtʃˌbæk
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Translation of switchback into Russian,

Noun

1.

hairpin bend

US
sharp bend in a path or road
US
  • Drivers must slow down for the switchback.Водители должны снижать скорость на крутом повороте.
2.

transportation

US
path or road with steep ascents and descents
US
  • The hikers followed the switchback up the mountain.Туристы следовали по серпантину вверх по горе.
3.

rail transport

TECH.UK
railway track with zigzag formation on steep slope
TECH.UK
серпантин mзигзаг mzigzagзигзагообразный путь
  • The train navigated the switchback with precision.Поезд с точностью прошел серпантин.

Verb

intr.
1.

movement

Rare
change direction sharply while moving
Rare
  • The road switchbacks through the hills.Дорога петляет через холмы.
2.

zigzag movement

RareUK
move in a zigzag path or course
RareUK
двигаться зигзагом dvigat'sja zigzagom
  • The hikers switchbacked up the steep mountain trail.Туристы двигались зигзагом по крутому горному маршруту.
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  • switchback: sharp bend in a path or road
    (hairpin bend) серпантин
  • switchback: path or road with steep ascents and descents
    (transportation) серпантин

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

Американские горкиnf. - Amerikanskiye gorki

All right, me and Joe have been studying the Switchback op.

Хорошо, я и Джо изучали операцию Американские горки.

Which means Switchback was a joint CIA-Special Forces operation, so no way we're going to get intel on that.

Что означает, что Американские горки были частью операции спецназа ЦРУ, и нам не удастся получить информацию о ней.

Not in terms of rescuing Steve, but I did get some interesting intel about Operation Switchback that could help us.

По поводу спасения Стива нет, но мне удалось найти интересную информацию об Операции Американские горки, которая могла бы нам помочь.

Listen, Joe, I need to know everything about a CIA-Special Forces joint operation called Switchback.

Послушай, Джо, мне нужно знать все о совместной операции спецназа и ЦРУ, названной "Американские горки".

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Other translations for switchback:

  • серпантинnm.
  • крутой поворотnm.
  • с крутыми поворотами

switchback: Examples and translations in context

He also took a supporting role in the action thriller, Switchback (1997), which starred Dennis Quaid, but the film was another failure.

Он также сыграл второстепенную роль в боевике «Американские горки» (1997), в котором снялся Деннис Куэйд, но фильм стал еще одним провалом.

Seems a reporter named Bethany Morris was asking all about Operation Switchback, specifically about Officer Hirsch.

Похоже репортер под именем Бетани Моррис расспрашивала об Операции Американские горки, и в особенности об офицере Хирше.

More work in the films Summer Fling (1996), in which he played a major role to Christina Ricci, and then in SwitchBack (1997) where he played with Danny Glover and Dennis Quaid.

Дальше были работы в фильмах "Последний Из Великих Королей" (1996), в котором он играл одну из главных ролей с Кристиной Риччи, затем в "Американские Горки" (SwitchBack (1997) где он играл с Дэнни Гловером и Деннисом Куэйдом.

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