bend (noun)
51hairpin bend — noun a U shaped bend in a road • Hypernyms: ↑bend, ↑curve …
52quarter bend — noun : a bend changing direction 90 degrees (as in piping) * * * a 90° bend, as in a plumbing pipe. [1880 85] …
53return bend — noun : a bend (as in a pipe fitting) that alters the direction of its center line 180 degrees * * * a 180° bend, as in a plumbing pipe …
54sheet bend — noun Date: circa 1823 a bend or hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or to an eye see knot illustration …
55sneck-bend — noun A hook shaped bend in a river, road etc …
56hairpin bend — noun An acute bend (often one of a series) in a road, especially one on a steep incline …
57sheet bend — noun A type of knot that can be used to join two ropes of different diameters. See Also: double sheet bend …
58double sheet bend — noun Doubled version of the sheet bend; A strong knot used to tie two ropes together …
59hairpin bend — noun a sharp U shaped bend in a road …
60S-bend — noun (C) BrE 1 a bend in a road in the shape of an S that can be dangerous to drivers; scurve AmE 2 part of a waste pipe in the shape of an S that keeps bad smells out of a building …
