horseshoe curve
Syllables: horse·shoe·curveUK/ˈhɔːs.ʃuː kɜːv/US/ˈhɔːɹs.ʃuː kɝv/
horseshoe curve noun: a curve in the shape of a horseshoe, often on a railway, where hairpin bends cannot be used.
Noun
horseshoe curve (plural horseshoe curves)
- A curve in the shape of a horseshoe, often on a railway, where hairpin bends cannot be used.
- It only remains to notice briefly the branch from Whitland to Cardigan, which for a few miles pursues its tortuous and picturesque course along the valley of the Taf, thence rising by very severe gradients to Crymmych Arms, near to which station is a striking horse-shoe curve.1939 September, T. R. Perkins, “The G.W.R in West Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 202
- This route was constructed in 1883 and involves a horseshoe curve, two tunnels, ruling grades of 3.76 per cent southbound and 3.91 per cent northbound (with patches up to 4.8 per cent), and severe curvature.1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co., pages 113, referring to the line between Mexico City and Toluca
Forms of horseshoe curve
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Questions about horseshoe curve
- What does horseshoe curve mean?
- Horseshoe curve means a curve in the shape of a horseshoe, often on a railway, where hairpin bends cannot be used.
- What part of speech is horseshoe curve?
- Horseshoe curve is a noun.
- How do you pronounce horseshoe curve?
- Horseshoe curve is pronounced /ˈhɔːs.ʃuː kɜːv/ (UK).
- What is the plural of horseshoe curve?
- The plural of horseshoe curve is horseshoe curves.
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