reverse curve

American  

noun

1. an S -shaped curve, as on highways and railroad tracks, produced by the joining of two curves that turn in opposite directions.

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reverse curve

In the midst of this desert a great upheaval of granite rock thrown squarely across the direct path of the railroad opposed its straight course and made a long reverse curve necessary.

From The Mountain Divide by Both, Armand

He plunged, rolled, launched himself forward and back, up and down, out and in, bending himself nearly double, then with lightning rapidity throwing himself far into the reverse curve.

From "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea by Robertson, Morgan

And rip, whrrr! as they slammed around a double reverse curve with a vicious swing that made the bolts rattle in the last car.

From Careers of Danger and Daring by Moffett, Cleveland

Passenger train 41 derailed near Venice while running around a reverse curve fifty miles an hour.

From Railroad Accidents Their Cause and Prevention by Richards, R. C.

In the winding roads of the park we learned to turn corners on two wheels and rest the other pair for the reverse curve.

From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 by Various