hairpin bend

• Curva muy cerrada y pronunciada en una carretera, especialmente en montañas o colinas, donde la vía gira casi en forma de U o de horquilla.

A very sharp, tight curve in a road, especially on a mountain or hill, where the road turns back on itself in a U-shape.

1. Sharp road curveB2formal

   A very sharp, U-shaped curve in a road, especially on a mountain or steep hill.

   Curva de herradura

   • The driver slowed down carefully before the hairpin bend.
   • There is a dangerous hairpin bend on the mountain road.
   • Cyclists often struggle with the steep hairpin bends in the Alps.