slalom

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English - Turkish
slalom
küçük bayraklarla işaretlenmiş dönemeçli bir inişte yapılan kayak yarışı
{i} zikzaklı kayma
i., spor slalom

Related Terms

giant slalom
büyük slalom
Turkish - Turkish
Kayak sporunda bir yarış dalı
Kayak sporunda bayraklarla işaretlenmiş birtakım dönemeçlerden oluşan pist üzerinde yapılan bir yarış türü
English - English
The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates. (Often used attributively)

The slalom gates are set closer together.

To race in a slalom
Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis
A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom

He has won six World Cup slaloms.

A course used for the sport of slalom

These first two slaloms have sixty gates each.

a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles race on skis around obstacles
Competition held on white water in which paddlers travel a course marked out by ‘gates’, poles suspended over the water The object is to make the fastest time without missing or striking the gates Not seen in South Australia Slalom will be in the Sydney Olympics
A slalom is a race on skis or in canoes in which the competitors have to avoid a series of obstacles in a very twisting and difficult course. a race for people on skis or in canoes down a curving course marked by flags. Alpine skiing event in which competitors race one at a time down a zigzag or wavy course past a series of flags or markers called gates. The course is carefully designed to test the skier's skill, timing, and judgment. A skier who misses a gate is disqualified unless he or she returns and passes through it from the proper side. Men's events use 55-75 gates, women's 45-65. The giant slalom has characteristics of both slalom and downhill skiing; giant-slalom gates are wider and set farther apart, and the course is longer than in the slalom. The supergiant slalom ("super-G") is closer to downhill; its course is steeper and straighter than that of the other slalom events and features longer, more sweeping turns taken at higher speed
race on skis around obstacles
{i} downhill ski race on a zig-zag course; act of skiing in a zig-zag course
A timed snowboard race in which competitors turn around gates set in a particular configuration Slalom competitions demand fast, accurate turning, speed and great balance
A type of whitewater race in which the paddlers have to pass through gates
a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles

Related Terms

giant slalom
An Alpine skiing discipline in which the course is longer, steeper and faster than normal slalom, and the gates are spaced at a greater distance
giant slalom
A downhill skiing race in which participants must pass between pairs of gates set along a course that is larger and often steeper than a slalom course
slalomed
past of slalom
slaloming
present participle of slalom
slaloms
third-person singular of slalom
Turkish - English
slalom
slalom

    Hyphenation

    sla·lom

    Turkish pronunciation

    slälım

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsläləm/ /ˈslɑːləm/

    Etymology

    [ 'slä-l&m ] (noun.) 1921. From Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) and låm (“trail”).
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