Slalom Definition

släləm
slaloming, slaloms
noun
A timed Alpine race downhill over a zigzag course marked by flag-topped poles, or gates.
Webster's New World
Any race over a zigzag course similarly marked.
Webster's New World
verb
To take part in a slalom.
Webster's New World
To water-ski using a single ski designed so the feet are secured one behind the other.
American Heritage

Origin of Slalom

  • Norwegian slalåm slad sloping låm path

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Slalom Sentence Examples

  • The return trip from Grand Junction had taken Dean twice the usual two hours, a slalom of ditched autos, snow plows, ice and stopped traffic.

  • We presume the wires are for canoe slalom course.

  • David won the individual slalom with Michael a close second.

  • Can you master the machine in time to complete the slalom?

  • Again the conditions dictated the racing with a repeat of the downwind slalom followed by a bit of a haul back to the start.

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Words Starting With

SSLSLA

Words Ending With

MOMLOM

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With M