hairpin turn
Road doubles back
A hairpin turn is an extremely sharp U-shaped curve in a road, typically found on mountain routes where the terrain requires the road to double back on itself.
The turn resembles a hairpin's tight bend.
By extension, any abrupt reversal of direction or policy: The company made a hairpin turn on its pricing strategy.
- switchbackReversing mountain path
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- blind curveBend with obstructed view
- bendCurve or flex
- chicaneDeliberate tight turns
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