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Meanings of tortuous windings in English

We have no meanings for "tortuous windings" in our records yet.
Usage of tortuous windings in English
1
He went steadily on, twisting to right and left through the tortuous windings of the swamp.
The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
2
That he should slip through Boris Karlov's fingers, after all these tortuous windings across the world!
The Drums of Jeopardy
3
Out of the tortuous windings of his earlier years it ultimately led him to a calm old age.
The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament
4
But Nelly Dean, the chief teller of the story, preserves her rich individuality through all the tortuous windings of the tale.
The Three Brontës
5
Bart followed the tortuous windings of the narrow road, through brush, over hillocks, down into depressions, and finally into the timber.
Bart Stirling's Road to Success; Or, The Young Express Agent
6
Far up the tortuous windings of this gorge was the tomb of the great Rameses and there had the precious signet been lost.
The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
7
He knew that the camp might be very close in a straight line, and yet miles away by the tortuous windings of the creek.
Canoe Boys and Campfires; Or, Adventures on Winding Waters
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