half pipe
U-shaped skating ramp
A half pipe is a U-shaped ramp or channel used in skateboarding, snowboarding, and similar sports, allowing riders to travel back and forth while performing aerial tricks off the curved walls.
The name describes its shape—a pipe sliced lengthwise: She landed a 720 in the half pipe.
Also spelled halfpipe.
- carveCut to shape
- snowboardingDescending slopes on single board
- copingManaging under strain
- drop-inUnscheduled brief visit
- transitionChange from one state
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