switchbacked
Turned back repeatedly
Switchbacked describes something that follows a zigzag pattern, typically a road or trail that ascends a steep slope through a series of sharp reversing turns: The switchbacked path climbed the mountainside.
The word can also describe movement along such a route: We switchbacked our way up to the summit.
Curving in repeated bends
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses
- mountainsideSloping face of peak
- trailPath through wilderness
descent · ascent · slope · gradient · steep · climb · traverse · ridge
Made sharp alternating turns
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
twisting · bent · angled · doubling back · reversing · snaking · coiled · tortuous
serpentine
Curving in repeated bends
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses
- mountainsideSloping face of peak
trail · descent · ascent · slope · gradient · steep · climb · traverse · ridge · escarpment
zigzagged
Made sharp alternating turns
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
winding · twisting · bent · angled · doubling back · reversing · snaking · coiled · tortuous · crisscrossing
hairpin
U-shaped fastener for tresses
route · pavement · lane · zigzag · turning · bend · asphalt · thoroughfare · causeway · descent
switchbackedstraight
Not curved or crooked
direct · linear · beeline · unswerving · undeviating
switchbackedplumb
Exactly vertical or true
vertical · simple · uncomplicated · gentle · gradual
switchbackedvertical
At right angles groundward
steep · sheer · precipitous · straight up · plumb
- switchback trailPath alternating direction uphill