switchbackstreet
nounUK /ˈswɪtʃbækˌstriːt/
US /ˈswɪtʃbækˌstrit/
A street that bends sharply back and forth like a zigzag.
The little bus climbed the switchbackstreet slowly, turning left and right all the way up the hill.
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2. A route or path that keeps reversing direction to climb a steep slope.
Hikers followed the switchbackstreet up the cliff.
3. A confusing situation that keeps changing direction.
Her career was a switchbackstreet of sudden turns.
4. A board game path with sharp back-and-forth turns.
The players moved their pieces along the switchbackstreet on the board.