U-shaped

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English

Adjective

U-shaped (comparative more U-shaped, superlative most U-shaped) (possessional)

Shaped like the letter "U"; bent such that the two ends are parallel.
- http://www.nps.gov/archive/olym/uv.htm,
  After the ice melts away, the valley appears U-shaped.
Having a cross-section similar in appearance to a broad U.
a U-shaped valley

Derived terms

Related terms

A-shaped - B-shaped - C-shaped - D-shaped - E-shaped - F-shaped - G-shaped - H-shaped - I-shaped - J-shaped - K-shaped - L-shaped - M-shaped - N-shaped - O-shaped - P-shaped - Q-shaped - R-shaped - S-shaped - T-shaped - U-shaped - V-shaped - W-shaped - X-shaped - Y-shaped - Z-shaped

Translations

shaped like the letter U

Danish: U-formet
German: u-förmig (de), U-förmig (de)
Irish: U-chruthach
Norwegian:
Bokmål: U-formet

Further reading

“U-shaped”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Anagrams

heads up, heads-up

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