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

Even his first official game in a Dodgers jersey, in spring training in late February, was christened by an opposite-field Camelback Ranch home run.

From Los Angeles Times

On Thursday in Phoenix, the unseasonably hot weather did not prevent Oscar Tomasio of Cleveland, Ohio, from proposing to his girlfriend, Megan McCracken, as they sweltered to the peak of a trail on Camelback Mountain with 3 liters of water each in tow.

From Seattle Times

Frank McCourt had found a new home outside the city of Glendale, Arizona, called Camelback Ranch.

From Los Angeles Times

On an otherwise quiet backfield at the Dodgers’ Camelback Ranch complex this spring, a barrage of expletives rang out from the mound one late February day.

From Los Angeles Times

“This means everything to get this archaic, inhumane territorial law off the books,” said Dr. Gabrielle Goodrick, founder of Phoenix-based Camelback Family Planning, which performs a third of abortions in Arizona.

From Seattle Times