"half-pipe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: half-pipes [plural]
Etymology: half- + pipe Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|half|pipe}} half- + pipe Head templates: {{en-noun}} half-pipe (plural half-pipes)
  1. (skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, BMX, rollerskating, kickscootering, etc.) A structure used to perform tricks, approximately semicircular in cross-section, resembling the bottom half of a cylinder lying down. Wikipedia link: en:half-pipe Tags: usually Categories (topical): Skateboarding, Skiing, Snowboarding Synonyms: halfpipe, half pipe Related terms: pipe, quarter-pipe, superpipe, slopestyle, tubular Translations (A structure used to perform tricks): migtub [masculine] (Catalan), halfpijp [feminine] (Dutch), demi-lune (French), Halfpipe [feminine] (German)

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