vert
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- noun
- /vɜrt/
- Jargon
:
rampa vertical
- It wasn't just about the music, though; a massive vert ramp was rectified in the west hall where some of the UK's best skateboarders could showcase their skills in a championship competition for a chance to win a slice of some prize money.
- a vert ramp
- a vert competition
- street and vert
Examples
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The N-Men pioneered street and vert contests, and had a hand in creating the skateboard and snowboard events for the X Games.
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The Owl was a stiff, vert lam drop-thru deck (oak core) with a long wheelbase and wheel cutouts.
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-You guys wanna go check out the vert?
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Our next event will be the vert ramp.
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Remember that trick l was trying on the vert?
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Andy Mac killing the vert ramp.
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Academy student Arlan George is killing the vert wall in the Windells Concrete Jungle.
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This Rocket Bunny-kitted PS13 Vert was built to go alongside Wesley's new RPS13 drift car, which he will campaign in 2013.
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As for the robotics, Fletcher has deployed a 2D beauty-cam shot, two booth POVs, and two 3D game-action cameras at the X Games Event Deck (for Park, Street, and Vert events).
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The skateboarders looked impressive as they soared high above the vert ramp during the competition.
Synonyms
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4.6
A ramp in the shape of a U used in sports like skateboarding or snowboarding to do tricks
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7.1
A very large U-shaped ramp for doing tricks on a snowboard or skateboard
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Vert as a skatepark word comes from vertical, meaning 'straight up and down'. So a vert is the tall ramp or the competition that uses that ramp.