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hairpin

noun

Definition of hairpin

as in slope

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Recent Examples of hairpin 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 Some three hours into the four-hour drive, the road plunged into a dizzying scribble of hairpin bends, eventually spitting us out into the Colca Valley, where, at the end of 2023, Andean pitched up Puqio. — Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hairpin

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Noun

As winds are forced up to 13,000 feet along the steep slopes of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, rapidly condensing air will squeeze out extra precipitation thanks to orographic lift.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Its lower slopes are associated with fire, while the deity enshrined at its summit is linked to water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of slope

Noun

At the time, the restaurant stood on the back right-hand corner of the supermarket.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Alvarez struck out with runners on the corners in his second at-bat, and struck out on three pitches in his third, this one against right-hander Gus Varland.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 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

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Ascending the museum’s spiral from the ground floor, the unnamed agent’s recollections unfold in forty-two chronological chapters illustrated with photographic, video, and sculptural installations.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
The need to service debt and expand revenue with short- and long-term trips became a balancing act that threatened to become a self-perpetuating spiral.

— Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of spiral

Noun

There is a big revelation less than halfway into the show, one that might even count as a plot twist, and thus something not to be spoiled… if not for the fact that virtually every synopsis in the last 70 years has included it in the first sentence.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
There will be twists (some of them revealed within this very episode) that are entirely based on chance and on production interference.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of twist

Noun

This allows massive electrical currents to flow through small coils without wasting energy as heat.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
During the recent session, Soto taught people how to make coils for teardrop designs along with other simple shapes.

— Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of coil

Noun

This year’s edition folds in the Co-Production Market Selects program, pitch sessions through the Tasveer Film Fund, industry panels, fireside conversations and networking events.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
And for ease of use, the three-seat setup at the back folds electronically.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026

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