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
Highly mobile fighters on camelback, he argued, could strike the enemy unexpectedly, then quickly disappear into the desert they knew so well.
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022
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
Already, after only one day's travel, Steve could see that some of the people were spent and exhausted and had to ride on camelback.
From Home is Where You Left It by Marlowe, Stephen
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