hairpin bend

English

Hairpin bends in Stilfserjoch drive-up, northern Italy.

Noun

hairpin bend (plural hairpin bends)

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

Synonyms

• hairpin curve
• hairpin turn

Related terms

• horseshoe curve

Translations

acute curve in a road on a steep incline

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• Dutch: haarspeldbocht (nl) f
• Finnish: neulansilmä (fi), neulansilmämutka
• French: virage en épingle à cheveux m
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• Greek: φουρκέτα (el) f (fourkéta)
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• Hungarian: hajtűkanyar (hu)
• Italian: tornante (it) m, curva a gomito f
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• Manx: lhoob geyre m, lhoob giare m
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  Bokmål: hårnålssving m

  Nynorsk: hårnålssving m

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• West Frisian: hierspjeldebocht c

References

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