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noun
The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, often, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A course used for the sport of slalom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Short for autoslalom
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
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verb
To race in a slalom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To move in a slalom-like manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ski race, skiing race
verb
race on skis around obstacles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ski
History
From Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) and låm (“trail”).
Across languages
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
