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View synonyms for hairpin

hairpin

[ hair-pin ]

noun

  1. a slender U -shaped piece of wire, shell, etc., used by women to fasten up the hair or hold a headdress.


adjective

  1. (of a road, curve in a road, etc.) sharply curved back, as in a U shape:

    a hairpin turn.

hairpin

/ ˈhɛəˌpɪn /

noun

  1. a thin double-pronged pin used by women to fasten the hair
  2. modifier (esp of a bend in a road) curving very sharply
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hairpin1

First recorded in 1770–80; hair + pin
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Example Sentences

But a few days before Christmas, a string quartet hauled its instruments up the hairpin stone pathway, into a Franklin Hills living room for amonthly house-show series.

He now only had great rival Alain Prost ahead of him and Senna went past the Frenchman at the hairpin before the end of the first lap.

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But Verstappen positioned his car with expertise to prevent Norris being able to make a move at the hairpin at Turn 15.

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Chalk it up to one more bizarre twist in an election season full of hairpin turns.

He also spun at Turn Four and as his car skidded down the track towards the hairpin of Turn Five it narrowly avoided collecting Perez’s Red Bull.

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