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

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

Then, Olivia said to Archie, “There’s a million suburbs — there’s only one Uptown,” and the family ended up buying a charming camelback cottage on Seventh Street in the neighborhood.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2013

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