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[–] bouh@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In French it's called a pin turn.

[–] MrPoopyButthole@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I imagine that would be a hairpin which takes the shape of a U. In routing there is a hairpin NAT which redirects traffic exiting back into the local network.

In rally races in the US its also called a hairpin.