hairpin bend
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hairpin bend — hairpin bends N COUNT A hairpin bend or a hairpin is a very sharp bend in a road, where the road turns back in the opposite direction … English dictionary
hairpin bend — also .hairpin turn AmE n a very sharp U shaped curve in a road … Dictionary of contemporary English
hairpin bend — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a sharp U shaped bend in a road … English terms dictionary
hairpin bend — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hairpin bend : singular hairpin bend plural hairpin bends British a very sharp bend in a road, where the road forms a U shape … English dictionary
hairpin bend — /hɛəpɪn ˈbɛnd/ (say hairpin bend) noun a bend in a road, track, etc., which doubles back in a U shape …
hairpin bend — noun a U shaped bend in a road • Hypernyms: ↑bend, ↑curve … Useful english dictionary
hairpin bend — noun a sharp U shaped bend in a road … English new terms dictionary
ˌhairpin ˈbend — noun [C] British a very sharp bend in a road, where the road forms a ‘U shape … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hairpin bend — sharp turn (in a road, river, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
hairpin bend — noun (C) a very sharp U shaped curve in a road, especially on a steep hill … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
