superpipe

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ pipe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

superpipe (plural superpipes)

1. (sports, skiing, snowboarding) A large halfpipe, used in certain gravity-based extreme sports such as snowboarding and freestyle skiing
   • 2009 January 23, Nick Kaye, “Martis Camp & Naos”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Open since 1972, the resort overlooks the northwestern shore of Lake Tahoe and has 89 mostly intermediate trails on its 2,904 acres, as well as a 420-foot superpipe and eight terrain parks.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see super,‎ pipe.

Related terms

• half-pipe
• pipe
• quarter-pipe

 

See also

• slopestyle
• tubular

 

Anagrams

• pie supper