English Explanatory Dictionary

giant slalom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. An Alpine snowboarding discipline derived from the skiing discipline.

Word forms

giant slalom giant slaloms

Etymology

From giant + slalom. * (skiing): Being a slalom with larger turns. * (snowboarding): From its similarity of turn with skiing's giant slalom.

Derived words

GS Super-G Super G Super-GS Super GS super giant slalom SG SGS PGS parallel giant slalom

Translations

Finnish: suurpujottelu German: Riesenslalom German: Riesentorlauf Japanese: 大回転 Romanian: slalom uriaș Slovene: veleslalom Swedish: storslalom
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