half-pipe

or half pipe

[ haf-pahyp, hahf- ]

noun

1. a half-moon-shaped chute or ramp used by snowboarders and skateboarders to provide a takeoff for a jump.

half-pipe

noun

1. a structure with a U-shaped cross-section, used in performing stunts in skateboarding, snowboarding, rollerblading, etc

Example Sentences

“The experiment seems to agree well,” said Frank Feng, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Missouri who was not involved with the paper, but studied similar motions in half-pipe snowboarding.

From Los Angeles Times

When a skateboarder hits the circular section of the half-pipe, they start crouched down, positioning their center of mass further from the center of rotation above their head.

From Los Angeles Times

They told the skaters to catch as much air as possible on a half-pipe erected in a research lab.

From Los Angeles Times

All three operas shared a single set — a gleaming half-pipe of LED screens put to relentlessly innovative use throughout the evening — but they also shared a single problem: In a truly baffling decision, Sharon opts to intermix the three works, hammering them into an unwieldy dovetail by toggling between the two longer operas scene by scene — and plunking Luther’s composition like an afterthought at the finish of the first act.

From Washington Post

The resort noted that the half-pipe used was roped off and that the incident occurred well after the ski lift closed for the day at 4 p.m.

From Washington Times