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Meaning of "hairpin curve" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAIRPIN CURVE

hairpin curve  [ˈhɛəˌpɪn kɜːv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAIRPIN CURVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hairpin curve is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAIRPIN CURVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hairpin curve

Hairpin turn

A hairpin turn, named for its resemblance to a hairpin/bobby pin, is a bend in a road with a very acute inner angle, making it necessary for an oncoming vehicle to turn almost 180° to continue on the road. Such turns in ramps and trails may be called switchbacks in American English, by analogy with switchback railways. In British English 'switchback' is more likely to refer to a heavily undulating road—a use extended from the rollercoaster and the other type of switchback railway. Hairpin turns are often built when a route climbs up or down a steep slope, so that it can travel mostly across the slope with only moderate steepness, and are often arrayed in a zigzag pattern. Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent, at the price of greater distances of travel and usually lower speed limits, due to the sharpness of the turn. Highways of this style are also generally less costly to build and maintain than highways with tunnels. On occasion, the road may loop completely, using a tunnel or bridge to cross itself.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAIRPIN CURVE


conserve
kənˈsɜːv
curve
kɜːv
decurve
dɪˈkɜːv
derv
dɜːv
deserve
dɪˈzɜːv
incurve
ɪnˈkɜːv
listserv
ˈlɪstˌsɜːv
lurve
lɜːv
MIRV
mɜːv
nerve
nɜːv
observe
əbˈzɜːv
outcurve
ˈaʊtˌkɜːv
perv
pɜːv
preserve
prɪˈzɜːv
recurve
rɪˈkɜːv
reserve
rɪˈzɜːv
serve
sɜːv
swerve
swɜːv
upcurve
ˈʌpˌkɜːv
verve
vɜːv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAIRPIN CURVE

hairless
hairlessness
hairlike
hairline
hairline crack
hairline fracture
hairnet
hairpiece
hairpin
hairpin bend
hairsplitter
hairsplitting
hairspray
hairspring
hairstreak
hairstyle
hairstylist
hairtail
hairweaving
hairwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAIRPIN CURVE

adoption curve
ahead of the curve
behind the curve
caustic curve
characteristic curve
death-valley curve
French curve
growth curve
L-shaped curve
Laffer curve
learning curve
normal curve
Phillips curve
RIAA curve
sine curve
V-shaped curve

Synonyms and antonyms of hairpin curve in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hairpin curve» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAIRPIN CURVE

Find out the translation of hairpin curve to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hairpin curve from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hairpin curve» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发夹曲线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

curva de horquilla
570 millions of speakers

English

hairpin curve
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाल के लिये कांटा वक्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منعطف حاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кривая шпилька
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

curva hairpin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Hairpin বক্ররেখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

courbe en épingle à cheveux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lengkung rambut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haarnadelkurve
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘアピンカーブ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

머리 핀 곡선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kurva rambut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồ kẹp tóc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூந்தல் வளைவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केस कवच वक्र वळण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Saç tokası eğrisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tornante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

serpentyna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крива шпилька
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curba ac de păr
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καμπύλη φουρκέτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haarnaald kurwe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hårnålskurva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hårnål kurve
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hairpin curve

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAIRPIN CURVE»

The term «hairpin curve» is used very little and occupies the 173.662 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAIRPIN CURVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hairpin curve

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAIRPIN CURVE»

Discover the use of hairpin curve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hairpin curve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Slot Car Bible
It duplicates the effect of the chicaned 180-degree hairpin curve. These hairpin turns can make a much more interesting plan and are a thrill to drive because they force the cars to perform almost like a real car's brake-slide turn. Today, Formula ...
Robert Schleicher
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24 Heures Du Mans
... behind the leading car. Seppi tried to pass him and was cut off in every corners and curves. He frowned and knew that's cheating. He was going into eleventh lap down to the hairpin curve, increasing his speed, moving to the left of the track ...
Gene W. Zepp, 2011
3
Imaging of the Spine: Expert Radiology Series
The spinal radicular vein (B, arrow) can form a hairpin curve when it leaves the spinal cord to follow the nerve. This is superficially similar to the hairpin curve of the artery. The blood of the spinal cord parenchyma is drained centripetally, from  ...
Thomas P. Naidich, Mauricio Castillo, Soonmee Cha, 2010
4
The Nine Lives of Arnold
He kept the engine in first speed all the way to the very sharp hairpin curve near Gordon Town. Whenever the speed became too great, he switched off the engine . He resisted the temptation to go into second speed to go a little faster, as he ...
Arnold Von der Porten, 2010
5
Mohawk Trail
Robert Campanile. HAIRPIN CURVE. MOHAWK TRAIL. BERKSHIRE HILLS. MASS The Hairpin Turn was much more dangerous in its early years for automobiles, and many travelers preferred the old reliable horse and wagon or sleigh.
Robert Campanile, 2007
6
Slot Car Racing: Tips, Tricks & Techniques
The Carrera number 4 curve is used to make an incredible sweeping curve at Druids Corner, at Lodge Corner as the beginning of a tricky decreasing radius curve, and at Esso Bend as Description Sport-brand C8201 hairpin curve 1/2 ...
Robert Schleicher
7
Combat actions in Korea
While all of this was taking place, another enemy roadblock halted the lead trucks in the column at a hairpin curve a half mile beyond the blown-out bridge. At least two machine guns and enemy riflemen kept the area under fire. Colonel Faith ...
Center of Military History, Russell A. Gugeler
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Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices: Inserts Only
If the change in horizontal alignment is l35 degrees or more, the Hairpin Curve ( Wl-ll) sign (see Figure 2C-l) may be used. If the change in horizontal alignment is approximately 270 degrees, such as on a cloverleaf interchange ramp, the ...
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2003
9
Dirt Bike Runaway
toward the next berm, which was on the right-hand side now, then zoomed around the next two sharp curves that finally led him down the stretch toward the last hairpin curve of the track. As Peter started to negotiate the inside curve of the  ...
Matt Christopher, 2008
10
Life's Journey Must Go On
It has only been with Jesus hanging onto me that I have been able to manage each hairpin curve without plunging off the cliff. In the following pages, I will be sharing some of the tragedies that have invaded my adult life, which, with God's help, ...
Linda M. Sundve, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAIRPIN CURVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hairpin curve is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trapped in Latigo Canyon
With McClelland jogging with two of the dogs and John walking the other two, McClelland reached a hairpin curve in the road before John and ... «Malibu Times, Jul 15»
2
2 killed, 1 injured in crash near Leavenworth
The Crawford County Sheriff's Department said Mable Weaver, 89, of Bloomington, drove off the road in a hairpin curve on State Road 62 ... «WLKY Louisville, Jul 15»
3
E3 2015: Logitech G29/G920 Driving Wheel Hands-On Impressions
... myself, it really did feel like second nature, if a little more abrasive than I'd like when taking anything above a moderate turn or hairpin curve. «Popzara, Jun 15»
4
Butte man killed in fatal crash; passenger swims to safety
Michael Lee Brown-Silva was driving a gray Subaru Impreza eastbound on Parrot Drive and failed to negotiate a sharp, hairpin curve in the ... «Montana Standard, Jun 15»
5
6 great roller coasters in eastern PA and New Jersey
Opened in 2008, Fahrenheit features a hairpin curve for its first hill. The train climbs 121 feet at 90 degrees but then falls down the other side at ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jun 15»
6
A Dozen Cool and Classic Ways to Best Experience the Northern …
Hike to Kaaterskill Falls (near Haines Falls) On a hairpin curve on busy Rt. 23a, you'll see a couple of waterfalls right on the road. These are not ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
7
Wait Till Your Father Comes Home
We watched the race from the pool deck of the Fairmont Hotel, overlooking Monaco's famed “Hairpin Curve.” By then I had learned some of the ... «seattlepi.com, May 15»
8
AMA Extreme Dirt Track Championships to Deadwood
A table jump comes before the third turn, followed by a hairpin curve. Riders then come to the fourth turn and confront two short table jumps. «Black Hills Pioneer, May 15»
9
Great day for big cleanup
The club clears trash along the road from the stone couch to the hairpin curve, sometimes to Carbon Street, twice a year in the spring and fall, ... «Standard Speaker, Apr 15»
10
Hall's DNA not found on noose used in jailhouse hanging of Kelvin …
He said DNA testing at the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto concluded Sawa's blood was found on the knot and at the hairpin curve of ... «Welland Tribune, Apr 15»

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