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BNC: 21226 COCA: 20561

hairpin

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
hairpin /ˈheɚˌpɪn/ noun
plural hairpins
hairpin
/ˈheɚˌpɪn/
noun
plural hairpins
Learner's definition of HAIRPIN
[count]
: a pin that is worn in your hair
especially : a pin shaped like a U that is worn to hold your hair in place发卡,发针(尤指U型发卡)
: an extremely sharp turn in a road that is shaped like a U急转弯;U形弯often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
BNC: 21226 COCA: 20561

hairpin

1 of 2

noun

hair·​pin ˈher-ˌpin How to pronounce hairpin (audio)
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

hairpin

2 of 2

adjective

: having the shape of a hairpin
a hairpin turn
also : having hairpin turns
a steep hairpin road

Example Sentences

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Noun
To celebrate the occasion at the awards show, Jung wore her hair in a bob with a floral hairpin atop her bangs that matched her geometric Louis Vuitton dress. Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2022 Susan Glaser reports the ride will be a game of cat and mouse, with spins, dips, drops and hairpin turns, modernizing a version of the ride that once operated in the park in the 50s and 60s. Mike Rose, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 Each four-passenger car will climb 52 feet and ride along a 1,312-foot orange track of hills, twists, dives and hairpin turns. Haadiza Ogwude, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2022 This attractive table seats four and features a thick, solid-wood top with distressed details and metal hairpin legs. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2022 An absence of turbo lag means that the engine delivers its abundant torque from low rpm, helping the Yaris move effortlessly through mountain hairpin turns. Dan Carney, Ars Technica, 22 June 2022 It's meant specifically for steep uphill hairpin turns and is said to permit a greater difference in wheelspin between the left and right rear tires. Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 28 Apr. 2022 There is also a specific portion which includes 14 consecutive hairpin turns. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 31 May 2022 In Tuscany, that can also mean harrowing hairpin turns, ancient hill towns and cobblestone lanes whose margin for error to a driver is as slim as a stiletto. Cathy Huyghe, Forbes, 27 May 2022
Adjective
The movie’s best scenes, Mr. Trintignant insisted, were his hairpin racing turns in Monte Carlo. New York Times, 17 June 2022 This news barely has time to register when the road makes one final hairpin turn and, far below us, the volcano’s caldera comes into view. Chris Johns, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2022 Fayette Station Road will give you an up-close view of the bridge and driving the curlicue roads with hairpin turns is an experience like no other. Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 16 June 2022 His path took a hairpin turn in 1962 when, at an impromptu meeting at Sam Goldwyn’s house, Edward R. Murrow invited him to join the U.S. Information Agency. Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 Lucid's motors use hairpin windings that are as pretty as bent copper gets. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 24 Mar. 2022 Nearly half of the course will be along Jefferson Avenue, where drivers will get up to about 180 mph before slowing to take a hairpin turn around the iconic Joe Louis Fist. Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2022 When the air-and-sea spectacle returns April 30-May 1, this year’s headlining elite fighting squadron will add new choreography to their usual hairpin vertical dives, sonic booms and vapor trails. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2022 Now the funicular is back open, consider walking up the hairpin road that trails behind the lower station instead. David Nikel, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hairpin was in 1771
BNC: 21226 COCA: 20561

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