slalom
The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gatesThe sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates.
» I can barely ski, let alone navigate a slalom.
Meaning
4 senses(attributive, often, uncountable)The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates.
Slalom is her strongest Olympic sport.
The slalom gates are set closer together.
(uncountable)Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis.
(countable)A course used for the sport of slalom.
These first two slaloms have sixty gates each.
Slalom, Slalom
сла́ломslálom
(countable)A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom.
He has won six World Cup slaloms.
Slalom
- a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles
Examples
3 sentencesI can barely ski, let alone navigate a slalom.
In the slalom event, his skis hit almost every pole on the slope.
Tom was great at the slalom in SkiFree.
Translations
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Origin
From Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) and låm (“trail”).From Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) and låm (“trail”).
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Forms
plural: slalomsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable