Thesaurus results for HAIRPIN

hairpin

noun

Definition of hairpin

as in slope

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Recent Examples of hairpin Three Fall Must-Dos Cruise one of the most underrated fall drives in the US—the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, encompassing winding Needles Highway in Custer State Park and Iron Mountain Road, famous for its 300-plus hairpin turns. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026 Its centerpiece is an 800-foot, three-level electric kart track with hairpin turns, elevation changes and karts that can reach up to 40 mph, depending on the rider. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 The quixotic odyssey at its center, with its hairpin turns and madcap improvisations, can seem like something sketched out by Jules Verne. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 Sawyer posted a video of himself standing inside a hairpin and flipping the bird at drivers for apexing and crossing the double yellows, who returned the kindness. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hairpin

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Noun

Offering over 30 miles of trails throughout the Howard Buford Recreation Center, Mount Pigsah features a 1,518-foot peak surrounded by more than 2,200 acres of oak savanna, meadows, riverside habitat and wooded slopes.

— Austin Perry, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Technically, this isn’t ski-in/ski-out (the slopes start across the river), but the gondola sits just beyond the ski valet and delivers you straight to the base of Beaver Creek in minutes, which functionally amounts to the same thing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of slope

Noun

Its hidden zipper and interior corner ties help keep everything neatly in place, while the warm camel hue pairs beautifully with the deeper plum of the blanket.

— Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2026
In the far top left corner, a large toyon tree has become a focal point, with steps below it leading down to the flat ground.

— Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of corner

Noun

The slight dogleg to the right tempts players to take an aggressive line off the tee, but an expansive waste bunker guards the shortcut and punishes any miscalculation.

— Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The council’s unanimous decision to rezone and subdivide the dogleg of land into smaller parcels follows the guidance of the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.

— Mark Dee May 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026

Definition of dogleg

Noun

Meanwhile, film and TV shoot days in Hollywood’s historic home, Los Angeles, are in a spiral despite efforts being made to cut red tape and boost incentives offered to productions to shoot locally.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
This adaptation spiral can continue even as economic and human losses mount.

— Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of spiral

Noun

On a cutting board, dice the beef into 1-inch (2 1/2-centimeter) pieces, sharp as a lyric twist.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
Designed for both longtime fans and newcomers alike, the interactive adventure will bring the humor, intrigue and unexpected twists of Only Murders in the Building into the real world.

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of twist

Noun

Beyond its own career, Television became a key inspiration for Sonic Youth and Geese, which shared Television’s downtown panache and coils of guitar noise.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Spring and fall are the best times to schedule a tune-up to address problems and have your coils cleaned.

— Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of coil

Noun

Researchers, including Hlouchová, have used protein design tools to show that the six amino acids found on the asteroid Bennu can create many different types of protein folds.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026
That's up 18-fold from the same quarter in 2022, just before OpenAI launched ChatGPT and kicked off the generative AI era.

— Ari Levy,Kif Leswing,Isabel O'Brien,Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of fold

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