hairpin
a slender U-shaped piece of wire, shell, etc., used by women to fasten up the hair or hold a headdress.
(of a road, curve in a road, etc.) sharply curved back, as in a U shape: a hairpin turn.
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How to use hairpin in a sentence
With the ability to tune the car’s regenerative braking level to the driver’s liking, powering out of corners and then slowing for approaching hairpins is a one-pedal operation, letting the i4 dance effortlessly through the Bavarian switchbacks.
The new electric BMW i4 is a nimble driving machine—with a cinematic soundtrack | Dan Carney | October 15, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAt first glance, the Sleekform Folding Desk is beautiful, with its rustic tabletop and hairpin legs, but what really makes it special is its no-assembly required design.
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But a campaign this volatile undoubtedly faces a few more hairpin turns at the hands of ticked-off voters.
The hairpin or wire is bent as shown in the illustration, and the rubber band then placed on the inverted U-shaped part.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThe car coasted down a long slope, crossed a bridge and began to go up a hairpin rise.
The Onslaught from Rigel | Fletcher PrattThe pressure was building now, as we blasted around in a hairpin curve, our acceleration picking up fast.
Greylorn | John Keith Laumer"Wonderful," said the Widow contemptuously, replacing the hairpin in the knob which was balanced on the top of her head.
In a German Pension | Katherine MansfieldAnd it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.
British Dictionary definitions for hairpin
/ (ˈhɛəˌpɪn) /
a thin double-pronged pin used by women to fasten the hair
(modifier) (esp of a bend in a road) curving very sharply
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