Etymology
Origin of camelback
Example Sentences
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As a youngish man in the late 1990s Mr. Marozzi crossed the north African desert on camelback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
They twirled model Lee-Enfield rifles alongside troops on camelback and horseback.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2023
By rail or by sea, stagecoach or even camelback, multiple means of transportation are utilized to speed this tale along, even as other challenges beset its compelling travelers.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2022
In the days before oil was discovered in the Arabian desert, the houbara’s seasonal return every fall was met with celebratory poetry and long hunts on camelback.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2018
In Florence, in Andrea’s home, I read Polo’s book and dreamed of crossing the Lop Desert on camelback; I imagined visiting the Khan’s great cities; I dreamed of sketching palaces, temples, courtiers.
From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander
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