tight turns
Abrupt directional changes
Tight turns are sharp changes in direction made in a small radius.
The phrase appears in driving, skiing, aviation, and dance—anywhere maneuvering through confined space or executing quick directional changes matters: The mountain road demanded tight turns, She executed tight turns on the slalom course.
Tight emphasizes the compressed arc rather than a wide, sweeping curve.
- hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses
- hard leftExtreme political shift
- switchbackReversing mountain path
- slalomSki race through gates
- curveSmooth, angleless line
sharp right · swerve · banking · trail braking · heel toe · cornering · apex · steering · steering wheel · drift · grip · skid · chicane · bend · winding · serpentine · zigzag · racing line
- off-roadingoff-road, 4x4s, ATVs, 4WD, four-wheel drive
- traffic violationsDUI, DWI, speeding, drunk driving, red light running
- maneuverabilityagility, nimbleness, handling, responsiveness, control
- hockey skillspuck handling, stickhandling, deke, deking, dangle
- skating skillsbackward skating, crossovers, stopping, gliding, pivoting
tight turnsdirect route
Straightest path available
linear path · straightaways · straight path · straightaway · straight lines
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