slalom
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- noun
- /ˈslɑːləm/
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eslalón
- Competitors raced down the mountain in the slalom, skillfully navigating around the poles.
- a slalom course
- slalom gates
- a slalom race
So if I comment on it, you will care because you care about the half pipe, you care about the slalom skiing or you care about the sprinters.
- So if I comment on it, you will care because you care about the half pipe, you care about the slalom skiing or you care about the sprinters.
Examples
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Applejack and Dignan drive fast through a slalom course in a deserted parking lot.
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And I fail to see what's wrong with missing a measly eight gates in the downhill slalom game.
Blog text (28) -
Her thing is she really got into slalom racing.
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You can go fast in a giant slalom.
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Yeah, my dad took me to see the giant slalom.
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I actually gave the Olympics a try since the slalom trials were held in Charlotte.
Blog text (4) -
Now the awards for the men's slalom.
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I expect more, but I'm glad I got the jitters out of the way in the first slalom race.
Blog text (19) -
Today the tiny island town of Avalon is hosted downhill and slalom racing events in the Catalina Skateboard Classic.
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It was in the golden era of Swiss skiing and where there were the men's and the women's, downhill and slalom was dominated by the Swiss.
Synonyms
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A competition where people ski on snow to be first
A competition where people ski down a slope to be fastest
Antonyms
How Technical
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Slalom comes from the Norwegian word slalåm, meaning a 'sloping trail' used by skiers. So a slalom is the race or course where skiers zigzag between poles down the hill.