V-shape

This chalkboard shows that Chelsea didn't attempt a single tackle on the flanks in their own third of the pitch, with the positions of tackles forming a clear V-shape towards their own goal.

Premier League chalkboard analysis Michael Cox 2010

"Energy use was in a 'V-shape'," Durak said, "and now it's more like a U."

Andrew Winston: GM Saves Energy With Smart IT Andrew Winston 2011

For the non-tech geeks and engineers out there, the difference between a V-shape and a U-shape is what's saved.

Andrew Winston: GM Saves Energy With Smart IT Andrew Winston 2011

In addition, most people on a sidewalk are in groups, and they tend to walk side-by-side or in an outward-opening V-shape, impeding the flow of foot traffic, according to an article published recently in PLoS One, a Public Library of Science journal.

Get Out of My Way, You Jerk! Shirley S. Wang 2011

But in less than a year it had been modified so that the hull had assumed the V-shape that it still has today.

In praise of… the RIB 2011

"I don't necessarily subscribe to the theory that there will be a rapid V-shape recovery in job growth," said Mitchell Hersh , president and CEO of Mack-Cali, in an interview.

Suburban Office Markets Trail Downtown Rivals A.D. Pruitt 2011

The barges were to be arranged in a V-shape to trap oil in the tip as it's pushed forward by tides and currents.

Gulf Oil Spill: 'Cajun Navy' Fights Oil With Barges 2010

Because it'd be slow and even perilous for cyclists to try to navigate that course on their own, the main riders combine to form a peloton, an aerodynamic V-shape that resembles a flock of migrating birds.

When the Middle of the Pack Is Good 2010

Leg and hip STILL in a V-shape cast braced up and out at an angle.

Peeg and Brie (opening of a teen novel) shelby hiatt 2010

But I think people think that the - this current downturn is just a blip and that once we're past this, we're going to go back to - we're going to see more of a V-shape recovery in the housing market, and we'll go back to very - you know, to very high appreciation rates.

Era Of Homes As Piggy Banks May Be Over 2010