slalom

Meaning

Noun

1. (attributive, often, uncountable) The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates.
2. (uncountable) Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis.
3. (countable) A course used for the sport of slalom.
4. (countable) A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable) Short for autoslalom

Verb

1. (intransitive) To race in a slalom.
2. (intransitive) To move in a slalom-like manner.

Synonyms

downhill

snake

🐍

thread

🧵

traversal

traverse

zigzag

Translations

slalom

Slalom

eslalon

slalom

slalom

Torlauf

slalom

eslàlom

eslalom

slalom

تعرّج

zikzaklı kayma

slalom

Slalon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈslɑː.ləm/

Etymology

From Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) and låm (“trail”).