hairpin bend

noun

An acute curve, often one of a series, in a road, especially on a steep incline.

Similar
hairpin curvehairpin turn
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounhairpin bend (plural hairpin bends)

plural hairpin bends

  1. An acute curve, often one of a series, in a road, especially on a steep incline.

    Synonyms: hairpin curve, hairpin turn

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn acute curve, often one of a series, in a road, especially on a steep incline.

Similar
hairpin curvehairpin turn
Also see
hairpin curvehairpin turn

Origin

The shape resembles a hairpin.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans haarnaalddraai
  • haarnaalddraaiacute curve in a road on a steep incline
Catalan revolt tancat
  • revolt tancatacute curve in a road on a steep incline
Dutch haarspeldbocht
  • haarspeldbochtacute curve in a road on a steep incline
Finnish neulansilmä, neulansilmämutka
  • neulansilmäacute curve in a road on a steep incline
  • neulansilmämutkaacute curve in a road on a steep incline
French virage en épingle à cheveux
  • virage en épingle à cheveuxacute curve in a road on a steep incline
German Haarnadelkurve, Kehre
  • Haarnadelkurveacute curve in a road on a steep incline
  • Kehreacute curve in a road on a steep incline
Greek φουρκέτα
  • φουρκέτα (fourkéta)acute curve in a road on a steep incline
Hebrew עקלתון
  • עקלתון (akalatón)acute curve in a road on a steep incline
Hungarian hajtűkanyar
  • hajtűkanyaracute curve in a road on a steep incline
Italian tornante, curva a gomito
  • tornanteacute curve in a road on a steep incline
  • curva a gomitoacute curve in a road on a steep incline
Korean 급커브
  • 급커브 (geupkeobeu)acute curve in a road on a steep incline
Norwegian Bokmål hårnålssving
  • hårnålssvingacute curve in a road on a steep incline
Polish ostry zakręt
  • ostry zakrętacute curve in a road on a steep incline
Russian крутой поворот дороги
  • крутой поворот дороги (krutoj povorot dorogi)acute curve in a road on a steep incline
Spanish curva cerrada, curva en U
  • curva cerradaacute curve in a road on a steep incline
  • curva en Uacute curve in a road on a steep incline
  • curva tipo ondulínacute curve in a road on a steep incline
  • recodoacute curve in a road on a steep incline
  • recovecoacute curve in a road on a steep incline
  • quingoacute curve in a road on a steep incline
Swedish serpentinväg
  • serpentinvägacute curve in a road on a steep incline
Tamil கொண்டையூசி வளைவு
  • கொண்டையூசி வளைவு (koṇṭaiyūci vaḷaivu)acute curve in a road on a steep incline
Ukrainian серпанти́н
  • серпанти́н (serpantýn)acute curve in a road on a steep incline
Cite this entry
APA

hairpin bend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairpin%20bend

MLA

“hairpin bend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairpin%20bend. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hairpin bend,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairpin%20bend.

Source: hairpin bend on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.