half-pipe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From half- + pipe.
Meanings
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(usually) A structure used to perform tricks, approximately semicircular in cross-section, resembling the bottom half of a cylinder lying down.
But the kid who washed windows for $2 an hour when he was 8 so he could buy his first snowboard served notice he could be a contender at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics with a silver medal yesterday in men's halfpipe.
2009 January 24, Randy Starkman, “Silver medal eases pain for Batchelor at world championships”, in Toronto Star:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| half pipe | alternative | lexicographic | |
| halfpipe | alternative | lexicographic | |
| half-pipes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
tubular · quarter-pipe · superpipe · slopestyle · pipe
Translations (7)
fr demi-lune (A structure used to perform tricks) · nl halfpijp (A structure used to perform tricks) · ko 하프파이프 (A structure used to perform tricks) · ja ハーフパイプ (A structure used to perform tricks) · ca migtub (A structure used to perform tricks) · sv halfpipe (A structure used to perform tricks) · de Halfpipe (A structure used to perform tricks)