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Definition of half-pipe in English English dictionary
- A structure used to perform tricks, approximately semicircular in cross-section, resembling the bottom half of a cylinder laying down
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- {i} U-shaped structure (like the bottom half of a pipe) used for freestyle snowboarding and skateboarding
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- A channel constructed in the snow, which resembles a pipe cut longitudinally Halfpipes, or pipes, have consistent walls on both sides and are 75 to 300 feet long with 6 to 12 foot walls
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- A U Shaped ramp, usually with a flat section in the middle
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- A U-shaped channel in the snow designed for acrobatic aerial maneuvers A typical halfpipe is 300 feet long by 30 feet wide, with 6 to 10 feet walls
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- A snow structure built for freestyle snowboarding It consists of opposing radial transition walls of the same height and size Snowboarders utilize the halfpipe to catch air and perform tricks by traveling back and forth from wall to wall while moving down the fall line
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- This is a semi-circle carved in the snow in which boarders ride up and down on each side hitting jumps off each side which is known as the LIP