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half-pipe

half-pipe noun: a structure used to perform tricks, approximately semicircular in cross-section, resembling the bottom half of a cylinder lying down.

half-pipe: a structure used to perform tricks, approximately semicircular in cross-section, resembling the...
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Noun

half-pipe (plural half-pipes)

  1. (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 of half-pipe

pluralhalf-pipes
alternative formhalfpipe
alternative formhalf pipe

Origin of half-pipe

From half- + pipe.

Questions about half-pipe

What does half-pipe mean?
Half-pipe means a structure used to perform tricks, approximately semicircular in cross-section, resembling the bottom half of a cylinder lying down.
What part of speech is half-pipe?
Half-pipe is a noun.
What is the plural of half-pipe?
The plural of half-pipe is half-pipes.

Words near half-pipe in the dictionary

  1. half-pike
  2. half-pikes
  3. half-pill
  4. half-pint
  5. half-pints
  6. half-pipe
  7. half-pipes
  8. half-plane
  9. half-planes
  10. half-plate
  11. half-plates

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