Slalom skiing — Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles (gates) spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns. Origins Slalom from the Morgedal dialect of Norwegian… … Wikipedia
slalom — [ slalɔm ] n. m. • 1908; mot norv. ♦ Épreuve de ski alpin, descente sinueuse avec passage obligatoire entre plusieurs paires de piquets (⇒ 1. porte). Course de slalom, descente en slalom. Slalom géant (⇒ 1. flèche ) , spécial (⇒ chamois) . ♢… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Slalom — zu zweit mit Inlineskates … Deutsch Wikipedia
Skis alpins — Ski alpin Ski alpin Fédération internationale Fédération internationale de ski Sport olympique depuis 1936 Autres appellations Clubs Licenciés Pratiquants … Wikipédia en Français
slalom — 1. noun /ˈslɑː.ləm/ a) The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates. (Often used attributively) Slalom is her strongest Olympic sport. b) Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis … Wiktionary
slalom — UK [ˈslɑːləm] / US [ˈslɑləm] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms slalom : singular slalom plural slaloms a race, especially on skis, in which people move around a series of poles, turning first one way and then the other … English dictionary
slalom — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Norwegian slalåm, literally, sloping track Date: 1921 1. skiing in a zigzag or wavy course between upright obstacles (as flags) 2. a timed race (as on skis or in an automobile or kayak) over a winding… … New Collegiate Dictionary
slalom — [[t]slɑ͟ːləm[/t]] slaloms N COUNT A slalom is a race on skis or in canoes in which the competitors have to avoid a series of obstacles in a very twisting and difficult course … English dictionary
slalom — sla|lom [ˈsla:ləm] n [U and C] [Date: 1900 2000; : Norwegian; Origin: sloping track ] a race for people on ↑skis or in ↑canoes down a curving course marked by flags … Dictionary of contemporary English
slalom — sla|lom [ slaləm ] noun count or uncount a race, especially on SKIS, in which people move around a series of poles, turning first one way and then the other … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English