camelback

American  

[kam-uhl-bak] / ˈkæm əlˌbæk /

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.

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adjective

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

adverb

1. on camelback.

   to ride camelback.

Etymology

Origin of camelback

camel + back ¹

Example Sentences

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

Among all the long-distance routes in the region, Egypt’s trails are unique in that they are owned and managed by Bedouins, whose nomadic ancestors, centuries ago, forged many of the pathways on foot and camelback.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2022

For example, to reupholster an 18th-century-style camelback Chippendale love seat with rolled arms with Greenhouse Fabrics B7870 teal fabric, prices ranged from $1,150 to $2,368.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2022

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