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Noun Concept
Categories: Road transport, Railway track layouts
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horseshoe curve
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A horseshoe curve is a class of climbing curve in a roadbed that reverses turn direction twice on either side of a single tight curve that varies through an angle of about 180 degrees or more. Wikipedia
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transportation
road
railway
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A horseshoe curve is a class of climbing curve in a roadbed that reverses turn direction twice on either side of a single tight curve that varies through an angle of about 180 degrees or more. Wikipedia
Track layout used to reduce the gradient a train must travel uphill. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Climbing curve in a roadbed which reverses turn direction twice on either side of a curve that varies through an angle of ≥180° Wikidata
IS A
track
road curve
HAS KIND
hairpin bend
Horseshoe Curve
HAS INSTANCE
Batasia Loop
Horseshoe Curve
HAS QUALITY
acute angle
USE
Hillclimbing
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horseshoe curve
Wikipedia Redirections
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Horseshoe Curve, Horseshoe curve (railway)

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