slap-back
A faulty landing, whereby the skier rotates backwards around the knee-joint and hits…A faulty landing, whereby the skier rotates backwards around the knee-joint and hits the snow of the landing slope with their back and head, before rising off the snow back into position with their skis underneath them.
Meaning
1 sensesA faulty landing, whereby the skier rotates backwards around the knee-joint and hits the snow of the landing slope with their back and head, before rising off the snow back into position with their skis underneath them.
Forms
plural: slap-backs| Singular | slap-back |
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Word family
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