mogul
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7.6
- noun
- /ˈmoʊɡəl/
- Jargon
:
bache
- During the lesson, the instructor taught us how to hit the moguls smoothly without losing speed.
- ski moguls
- mogul skiing
- mogul skiers
And on about my third or fourth run I flipped and had a mogul and broke my back.
- And on about my third or fourth run I flipped and had a mogul and broke my back.
Examples
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The vacationers would soon follow, boisterous skiers filling the local taverns at night, cursing moguls and long chairlift lines.
Fiction book (2002) -
And on about my third or fourth run I flipped and had a mogul and broke my back.
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"Avoid the moguls," he said.
Fiction book (2000) -
Jones off the wall and extending his lead as he moves into the moguls.
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She misjudged a mogul and went flying into a pine tree at Gstaad.
Fiction book (1995) -
Do you like carving trails in fresh champagne powder, or do you prefer hurtling over moguls?
Blog text (9) -
Today's mogul competitors barely look like they're doing the same sport; the runs are so formulaic and the placement of jumps so regulated.
Blog text (31) -
However, with many moguls randomly placed on the slope, it would be quite hard for our skiers to stay together, as each would be negotiating different bumps at different times.
Academic text (1998) -
The skier expertly navigated the steep slope, avoiding the large moguls that dotted the path.
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As the sun set, the ski resort became busy with visitors tackling the challenging moguls under the bright lights.
Synonyms
A pile of snow that forms naturally or when people shovel
Compounds
How Bumpy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mogul for a ski bump comes from an old German word Mugel meaning 'small hill', so it now means the round, hard bumps you find on a ski slope.