hairpin

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Iran in April instructed ships to use a new corridor along its coastline, making a hairpin turn on the northern side of the passage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But he learned to master this new machine that could achieve insane speeds and execute hairpin turns while taking crystalline video.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Light rain began to fall after about 20 laps and on lap 23 Hamilton got off line through the banked Hugenholtzbocht hairpin.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

However, Piastri lost only 0.095secs to Verstappen in the first sector, where the only 'corner' is the opening hairpin, La Source, as Eau Rouge is taken flat out.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

Then they went round a hairpin bend to their right and continued rising.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis