slalom.
The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates.
Meaning & usage
The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates.
Slalom is her strongest Olympic sport.
The slalom gates are set closer together.
Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis.
A course used for the sport of slalom.
These first two slaloms have sixty gates each.
A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom.
He has won six World Cup slaloms.
Short for autoslalom
Where this word comes from
From Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) and låm (“trail”).
To race in a slalom.
To move in a slalom-like manner.
Where this word comes from
From Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) and låm (“trail”).
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