hairpin corner
hairpin corner
A very sharp, approximately 180° bend in a road. Be careful driving up the mountain in these conditions. All those hairpin corners are going to be treacherous in this snow. The driver tried taking the hairpin corner at nearly 90 miles an hour, causing him to lose control and veer right off the road. Hey, you need to slow down—there's a hairpin corner up ahead!
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