Half-pipe

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A structure used to perform tricks, approximately semicircular in cross-section, resembling the bottom half of a cylinder lying down. usually

    "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."

Example

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"Tom is skateboarding inside the half-pipe."

Etymology

From half- + pipe.

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