half-pipe

American  

[haf-pahyp, hahf-] / ˈhæfˌpaɪp, ˈhɑf- /

Or half pipe

noun

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

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half-pipe British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The skatepark opened in May 1978 and featured bowls, a slalom run and a half-pipe, all with names like Jaws, Torpedo and Bazooka.

From BBC

The skatepark - which at the time was considered state of the art - opened in May 1978 and featured bowls, a slalom run and a half-pipe, all with names like Jaws, Torpedo and Bazooka.

From BBC

Sublime’s drummer Bud Gaugh says his most memorable moment at the first Warped Tour in 1995 was when he broke his ribs riding a BMX bike on a half-pipe during their stop in Houston, an incident, he says, later led to his arrest in Florida.

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

“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