First Known Use: 1921
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1slalom
noun, sla·lom often attributive \ˈslä-ləm\
: a race especially on skis over a winding course that is marked by flags
Full Definition of SLALOM
1
: skiing in a zigzag or wavy course between upright obstacles (as flags)
2
: a timed race (as on skis or in an automobile or kayak) over a winding or zigzag course past a series of flags or markers; broadly : movement over a zigzag route
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Origin of SLALOM
Norwegian slalåm, literally, sloping track
Rhymes with SLALOM
2slalom
intransitive verb
Definition of SLALOM
: to move over a zigzag course in or as if in a slalom
First Known Use of SLALOM
1932
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