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hairpin_bend

hairpin bend

English

Hairpin bends in Stilfserjoch drive-up, northern Italy.

Noun

hairpin bend ‎(plural hairpin bends)

An acute curve (often one of a series) in a road, especially on a steep incline.

Synonyms

Translations

acute curve in a road on a steep incline

Finnish: neulansilmä (fi), neulansilmämutka
Greek: φουρκέτα (el) f ‎(fourkéta)
Hungarian: hajtűkanyar (hu)
Manx: lhoob geyre m, lhoob giare m

Norwegian:

Bokmål: hårnålssving m

Nynorsk: hårnålssving m

References

hairpin bend on Wikipedia.Wikipedia