Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A smooth-surfaced wall with a curved base used for performing stunts in sports such as skateboarding and snowboarding.
- noun A sports event in which a quarterpipe serves as the area of competition.
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- noun Alternative form of
quarter-pipe .
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Examples
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On the way down from a massive air, he clipped his legs and spun down the 27-foot-tall quarterpipe.
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GUPTA: That's really popular with the snowboarding now, and the quarterpipe is just a quarter of that.
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Buckworth successfully completed the trick at least once, although none could follow it with a big enough trick on the quarterpipe to take down Kagy.
ESPN.com 2010
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HUGE ramp/quarterpipe for Kevin Robinson's BMX jump
WN.com - Articles related to Lara walks the runway for Rina Dhaka 2010
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In an event marked by progressive moves over the mega ramp gap and spectacular crashes on the quarterpipe, Kagy didn't need any more than he used to win the event the last time around: a tail whip backflip over the gap to a flair whip 13 and a half feet out of the quarterpipe.
ESPN.com 2010
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She remembered when she was competing at the 2002 Olympics and Johnson was in Salt Lake City skiing in a quarterpipe exhibition.
Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories Nate Peterson The Aspen Times Post Independent Gle 2010
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HUGE ramp/quarterpipe for Kevin Robinson's BMX jump
WN.com - Articles related to Lara walks the runway for Rina Dhaka 2010
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HUGE ramp/quarterpipe for Kevin Robinson's BMX jump
WN.com - Articles related to Lara walks the runway for Rina Dhaka 2010
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Hoffman had built a gigantic quarterpipe in a remote field in Oklahoma City and was doing airs in the 25-foot range.
ESPNsoccernet 2010
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She remembered when she was competing at the 2002 Olympics and Johnson was in Salt Lake City skiing in a quarterpipe exhibition.
Vail Daily - Top Stories Nate Peterson The Aspen Times Aspen 2010
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