camelback

[ kam-uhl-bak ]

noun

1. the back of a camel:

   They traveled through the desert on camelback.

2. a curved back of a sofa or chair, having a central rising section between two lower sections.

adjective

1. having a shape resembling the humped back of a camel.

adverb

1. on camelback:

   to ride camelback.

Word History and Origins

Origin of camelback¹

camel + back ¹

Example Sentences

He had left the highway and was following the wheel-tracks which led across the desert to Camelback Mountain.

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“And Joe and I were to take motion pictures when we get started on camelback,” said Bob proudly.

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None of them but Fekmah had ever had the experience of riding on camelback.

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People's faces at first, then the outline of Camelback Mountain.

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I have finished my legend at last,—the legend I have made about Camelback Mountain.

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