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camelback

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(uncountable) The backs of camels.
We travelled across the desert on camelback.

(countable) A flexible water container worn on the back.
An empty camelback is a blessing and a curse: it is easy to carry, but it means you have no water.

(countable) A house with a second storey that does not completely cover the ground floor.
My friend lived in a camelback; we used to have fun climbing out of the window onto the roof below.

(countable, rail transport) A railway locomotive that has its cab in the middle as opposed to at the end.
The camelbacks were designed to help with the visibility problems inherent in putting the driver behind the entire engine.

(countable) A camelback sofa or chair.
He fell back relieved into his favourite camelback with a gin and tonic.

(uncountable) A type of rubber used in tyre restoration.
We require four million tons of camelback each year.
The camelback rubber produced in this plant is shipped around the world.

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GLENDALE, ARIZONA – APRIL 07: General view of a practice field at the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox spring training facility, Camelback Ranch on April 07, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona. Source: Internet

Breaking: Human skeletal remains found inside a home after a fire yesterday near 59th Ave & Camelback. Source: Internet

BASE jumping from Camelback Mountain legal but "discouraged" Source: Internet

North on Scottsdale Road from Camelback, East on Rancho Vista, South on 72nd Way to cul de sac of homes. Source: Internet

The two were waiting in line to get into the popular Camelback Corridor clearance store Last Chance on August 29 when they were approached by a male signature-gatherer. Source: Internet

Luis Robert (left) and Eloy Jimenez on the back fields at Camelback Ranch. Source: Internet

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