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

As a youngish man in the late 1990s Mr. Marozzi crossed the north African desert on camelback.

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He wore jeans on a hike in July outside Phoenix with his son Finn, documented on X and prompting Meghan McCain to comment: “Hiking Camelback Mountain in July, in jeans, is just absolutely batshit crazy my friend.”

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The health secretary’s questionable workout attire caught the eye of social media users last month, when he shared a photo of himself and his son at the summit of Arizona’s Camelback Mountain.

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On the first day of spring training, at a Camelback Ranch facility adorned with ever-present reminders of the team’s 2024 World Series title, a Dodgers staff member took in the scene, then chuckled while reflecting on the club’s trek to a championship.

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That timeline tracked through the first several weeks of camp, with Ohtani completing four bullpen sessions in his first month at Camelback Ranch.

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