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A '''hairpin turn''' is a road with many curves.  
A '''hairpin turn''' is a road with many curves.  


[[File:Hairpinturn.jpg|350px|on the picture you see a hairpin turn (street)]]




== Words with same meanings ==
== Words with same meanings ==
Hairpin curve


Hairpin bends


Hairpin bend


Hairpin corner




== Detailed explanation ==
== Detailed explanation ==


Mostly the road goes uphill.
The curve is a very tight.
A hairpin turn look like a [[Bobby pin]].
Or like the [[letter]] '''S'''.
Or like a [[snake]].
A very famous hairpin turn is:


[[Via Krupp]]




Some hairpin turns are made on [[Race track]]s.


To slow down fast cars.





Latest revision as of 22:36, 14 April 2014

A hairpin turn is a road with many curves.


on the picture you see a hairpin turn (street)


Words with same meanings[edit | edit source]

Hairpin curve

Hairpin bends

Hairpin bend

Hairpin corner


Detailed explanation[edit | edit source]

Mostly the road goes uphill.

The curve is a very tight.


A hairpin turn look like a Bobby pin.

Or like the letter S.

Or like a snake.


A very famous hairpin turn is:

Via Krupp


Some hairpin turns are made on Race tracks.

To slow down fast cars.

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