finé del capo
n.— «I preferred Knoebels’ Twister, with its banging 101-foot split-lift hill (it climbs in two stages), and terrifying finé del capos (head-choppers, or low-hanging beams)? It’s a gut-wrenching coaster.» —“A Good Old-Fashioned Thrill Ride” by Cindy Price New York Times July 11, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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