English Explanatory Dictionary

clap skate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a type of speedskate used in longtrack speedskating, where the skate blade is hinged at the front pillar to the boot, with the heel pillar being free, and kept in place by a spring mechanism.

Word forms

clap skate clap skates clapskate klap skate slap skate

Etymology

From clap + skate, calque of Dutch klapschaats.

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