camelback — [kam′əlbak΄] adj. designating a style of sofa, chair, etc. characterized by a convex curve, suggesting a camel s hump, in the top rail of the back … English World dictionary
camelback — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : the back of a camel crossed the desert on camelback 2. : a back (as of a dog) that is slightly curved upward : roach back opposed to swayback 3 … Useful english dictionary
Camelback — Der Begriff Camelback bezeichnet einen amerikanischer Lokomotivtyp Camelback (Lokomotive) einen amerikanischen Berg, der Camelback Mountain bei Phoenix, Arizona Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort… … Deutsch Wikipedia
camelback — /kam euhl bak /, n. 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. adj. 3. having a shape resembling the humped back of a… … Universalium
camelback — 1. noun a) The backs of camels. We travelled across the desert on camelback. b) A flexible water container worn on the back. An empty camelback is a blessing and a curse; it means that it is easy to carry, but it means you have no water. 2 … Wiktionary
Camelback Mountain (disambiguation) — Camelback Mountain may refer to one of the following:*One of nine summits in the United States: **Camelback Mountain (Alaska) **Camelback Mountain (Gila County, Arizona) **Camelback Mountain (Maricopa County, Arizona) **Camelback Mountain (Pima… … Wikipedia
Camelback Mountain — is a mountain of convert|2704|ft|m|sing=on elevation in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The name is derived from its shape, which resembles the two humps and head of a bactrian camel. A period of missing time amounting to almost a billion and a… … Wikipedia
Camelback Road — is a prominent street in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area. The street stretches from Scottsdale in the east to Litchfield Park in the west. It runs through Phoenix. Scottsdale Fashion Square mall is located at the corner of Camelback and… … Wikipedia
Camelback (Lokomotive) — Eine 1912 für die Central Railroad of New Jersey von den Baldwin Locomotive Works gebaute Camelback L7s mit der Achsfolge 2 C. Als Camelback wird eine amerikanische Dampflokomotivbauweise bezeichnet, deren überdachter Führerstand in die Mitte der … Deutsch Wikipedia
Camelback locomotive — A camelback locomotive is a type of steam locomotive with the driving cab placed in the middle, astride the boiler. This placement was done to improve driver visibility; camelbacks were fitted with wide fireboxes which would have severely… … Wikipedia
