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Hairpin turn — A hairpin turn (also hairpin bend, hairpin corner, etc.), named for its resemblance to a hairpin/bobby pin, is a bend in a road with a very acute inner angle, making it necessary for an oncoming vehicle to turn almost 180º to continue on the road … Wikipedia
hairpin turn — … Useful english dictionary
Hairpin — can mean: * A long device used to hold a person s hair in place: see below * Hairpin bend * A stem loop in biochemistry. A hair pin or hairpin is a long device used to hold a person s hair in place.Hairpins made of metal, ivory, bronze, carved… … Wikipedia
hairpin — (n.) also hair pin, 1788 (two words), from HAIR (Cf. hair) + PIN (Cf. pin) (n.). A hairpin turn, etc., is from 1906. Hairpin (or clothespin) was American English slang for person c.1880 1910, especially in the expression That s the kind of… … Etymology dictionary
hairpin — [her′pin΄] n. a small, usually U shaped, piece of wire, shell, etc., for keeping the hair or a headdress in place adj. formed like a hairpin [a hairpin turn] … English World dictionary
hairpin bend — also .hairpin turn AmE n a very sharp U shaped curve in a road … Dictionary of contemporary English
hairpin — I. noun Date: 1771 1. a pin to hold the hair in place; specifically a long U shaped pin 2. something shaped like a hairpin; specifically a sharp U shaped turn in a road II. adjective Date: 1887 having the shape of a hairpin < a hairpin turn >; … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hairpin (disambiguation) — The word hairpin may refer to:*Hairpin, A device used to fix hair into position. *Hairpin turn, a 180 degree turn in a road. *Hairpin (genetics), a structure in DNA or RNA. *β Hairpin, a secondary structure motif of proteins *In Dynamics (music) … Wikipedia
turn — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of turning sb/sth around ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, half, quarter ▪ It slowly spun for three complete turns. ▪ a full turn of the handle to the right … Collocations dictionary
turn — Synonyms and related words: Charybdis, Platonic form, Platonic idea, S curve, a thing for, aberrancy, aberration, about ship, about face, access, acciaccatura, accommodation, accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, act of grace, act… … Moby Thesaurus
turn — v 1. rotate, spin, revolve, Archaic. trundle; swivel, pivot, wheel, caracole; roll, rev, twirl, twiddle, crank; reel, circumvolve, circumrotate, gyre; gyrate, circle, whirl, circumduct; swirl, eddy, circulate, move in circles, go round; (of the… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
