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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

/ ˈ³óɛəˌ±èɪ²Ô /

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
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Origin of hairpin1

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

Leclerc challenged Russell for second, tracking right behind the Mercedes from laps 25 to 28 before a snap at the hairpin gave Russell some breathing space.

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Norris had a slide at Turn 13 on his first lap, followed by the error at the hairpin on his second.

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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.

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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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