hairpin bend

---

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

• French: virage en épingle à cheveux
• Italian: tornante, curva a gomito

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.006