noun
Meaning 1
The backs of camels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- We travelled across the desert on camelback.
Meaning relationships
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camelback
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noun
Meaning 2
A flexible water container worn on the back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
- An empty camelback is a blessing and a curse: it is easy to carry, but it means you have no water.
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noun
Meaning 3
A house with a second storey that does not completely cover the ground floor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
- My friend lived in a camelback; we used to have fun climbing out of the window onto the roof below.
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noun
Meaning 4
A railway locomotive that has its cab in the middle as opposed to at the end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
Examples
- The camelbacks were designed to help with the visibility problems inherent in putting the driver behind the entire engine.
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noun
Meaning 5
A sofa or chair whose back has a raised middle part.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
- He fell back relieved into his favourite camelback with a gin and tonic.
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noun
Meaning 6
A type of rubber used in tyre restoration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- We require four million tons of camelback each year.
- The camelback rubber produced in this plant is shipped around the world.
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noun
Meaning 7
One or more hump-shaped hills on a straight portion of rollercoaster track, designed to lift riders out of their seats and provide a feeling of weightlessness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 8
Synonym of camel case
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: media, publishing, typography
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: camel case
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From camel + back. ]
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