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Definition of hairpin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hairpin

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/ˈheəpɪn/

/ˈherpɪn/

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a small thin piece of wire that is folded in the middle, used by women for holding their hair in place compare hairgripTopics Clothes and Fashionc2

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(also hairpin turn, British English also hairpin bend, North American English also hairpin curve)
a sharp U-shaped bend in a road, especially a mountain road

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