sharp curve

collocation in English

meaningsofsharpandcurve

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sharp
adjective
uk
/ʃɑːp/us
/ʃɑːrp/
having a thin edge or point that can cut something or make a hole ...
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curve
noun[C]
uk
/kɜːv/us
/kɝːv/
a line that bends continuously and has no ...
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(Definition ofsharpandcurvefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsharp curve

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The price has gone up and down in asharpcurve.
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Another point is that it occasionally happens that a train takes asharpcurveat too high a speed.
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It is asharpcurve.
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That was drastic punishment, but it only shows how a motorist will try to pass another vehicle on asharpcurvein the road, which is criminal.
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The highway makes asharpcurve, turning towards the south.
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The highway makes asharpcurvedue west, before anothersharpcurvenortheast.
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Rain fell and on the wet road he spun out on asharpcurve.
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The western gate, flanked by two buttresses, finishes with a verysharpcurvewhich supports a very steep roof.
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In the example given above, a long tangent followed by asharpcurvewould be acceptable if a 30 mph design speed was chosen.
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It has a characteristic keel design, with asharpcurveright below the top of the prow.
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The tunnel had a gradient of one in 15 and the railway went round in asharpcurve.
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The route makes asharpcurveheading due east, before curving due north once again.
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The highway makes asharpcurve, turning due west, and passes through commercial properties.
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Also, the permanent maxillary incisors are the most likely teeth to have a dilaceration, which is asharpcurveon a tooth.
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The station had also been built on a fairlysharpcurvewhich imposed speed restrictions on any non-stop express trains.
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Halfway through the jaw, there is asharpcurveup where the ginkgo leaf-shaped tooth is.
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When it reached thesharpcurveimmediately before the station, the train derailed, colliding with the platforms.
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The train was traveling at 30 mph when it entered thesharpcurve, for which 9 mph was the company-mandated limit.
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Asharpcurveat the south portal of the tunnel prevents southbound trains from exceeding 30mi/h km/h while in the tunnel.
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It is anticipated that the train will derail at asharpcurveonce it reaches level ground, and emergency crews stand by there.
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